WinchWordNet Explorer
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noun
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
noun
a device for lifting heavy loads
noun
a vessel that carries passengers or freight
noun
a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
noun
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
pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
Words in this synset: winch
verb
cause to move by pulling