·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.