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 winch /ˈwɪnʧ/
 絞盤,曲柄,絞車(vt.)用絞盤絞起

 Winch v. i.  To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

 Winch, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.

 Winch, n.
 1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
 2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
 3. 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.
 4. A wince.
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 winch
      n : lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by
          a crank on which a cable or rope winds [syn: windlass]
      v : pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the
          slack line"