Winch

·noun A Wince.

II. Winch ·noun A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.

III. Winch ·noun An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

IV. Winch ·noun A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, ·etc.

V. Winch ·vi To Wince; to Shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

VI. Winch ·noun An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, ·etc.; a windlass.