1. Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
   "The sailors used a winch to raise the anchor";
   - windlass

1. Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
   "winch up the slack line"

Derived forms: winches, winched, winching

Type of: draw, lifting device, pull

Part of: ship

Encyclopedia: Winch, Martin