winch

winch  (wnch)

n.

1. A stationary motor-driven or hand-powered machine used for hoisting or hauling, having a drum around which is wound a rope or chain attached to the load being moved.

2. The crank used to give motion to a grindstone or similar device.

tr.v. winched, winch·ing, winch·es

To move with or as if with a winch.

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[Middle English winche, pulley, from Old English wince, reel, roller.]

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wincher n.

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winch¹

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a windlass driven by a hand- or power-operated crank

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a hand- or power-operated crank by which a machine is driven

vb

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr; often foll by up or in) to pull (in a rope) or lift (a weight) using a winch

[Old English wince pulley; related to wink¹]

wincher  n

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winch²

vb

(intr) an obsolete word for wince¹

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A hoisting machine used for loading and discharging cargo and stores or for hauling in lines. See also stores.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	winch - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds windlass capstan - a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight yard donkey, yarder - a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
Verb	1.	winch - pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line" draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

Translations

winch [wɪntʃ]

A. N → torno m, cabrestante m

B. VT (also winch up) → levantar(con un torno or cabrestante)
he was winched up by the helicopter → lo levantaron con el helicóptero
to winch sth down → bajar algo(con un torno or cabrestante)

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winch [ˈwɪntʃ] n → treuil m

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winch

n → Winde f, → Winsch f

vt → winschen

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winch [wɪntʃ]

1. n → argano, verricello

2. vt to winch up/down → sollevare/abbassare con un argano

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winch [wɪntʃ]

1. n → argano, verricello

2. vt to winch up/down → sollevare/abbassare con un argano

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winch

n winch [wintʃ]

a type of powerful machine for hoisting or hauling heavy loads. wenas وِنْش: مِرْفاع، ذِراع تَدْوير лебедка naviják, vrátek spil die Winde βαρούλκο torno vints دستگاه وينچ vinssi treuil מָנוֹף भारी सामान के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाली एक शक्तिशाली मशीन vitao, čekrk csőrlő derek vinda argano 巻上げ機 윈치, 자아틀 gervė, keltuvas vinča kapi; takal windas vinsj, kran kołowrót gancho troliu, scripete лебёдка hriadeľ, navijak; rumpál vitel čekrk vinsch เครื่องกว้าน; เครื่องยก vinç 絞車 лебідка چرخی tời 绞车

v

to hoist (up) or haul (in) using a winch. wen, opwen يَرْفَع بالوِنْش вдигам с лебедка zdvihat/přemisťovat vrátkem hejse ved hjælp af et spil winden σηκώνω με βαρούλκο levantar con un torno vintsiga tõstma بکسل کردن vinssata soulever/déplacer avec un treuil לְהָרִים בְּמָנוֹף विंच के प्रयोग से काम करना podići vitlom csőrlővel felemel menderek lyfta/draga með vindu (muovere/sollevare con un argano) 巻上げる …을 윈치로 감아올리다 (pa)kelti gerve pacelt ar vinču mengangkat dengan takal met een windas omhooghijsen heise, vinsje podnieść/wciągnąć kołowrotem usar um gancho a ridica/a schimba locul cu ajutorul unui troliu поднимать с помощью лебёдки zdvíhať / premiestňovať rumpálom dvigniti z vitlom podići dizalicom vinscha ยกขึ้น vinçle kaldırmak/çekmek 用絞車吊起或拖進 підіймати за допомогою лебідки چرخی سے اٹھانا kéo bằng tời 绞起