Wench vs. Winch

Wenchnoun

A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.

Wenchnoun

(archaic) A woman servant.

Wenchnoun

(archaic) A promiscuous woman.

Wenchnoun

(archaic) A prostitute.

Wenchnoun

A black woman (of any age), especially if in a condition of servitude.

Wenchverb

(intransitive) To frequent prostitutes; to womanize.

Wenchadjective

(slang) attractive, good-looking

Wenchnoun

A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

Wenchnoun

A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet.

Wenchnoun

A colored woman; a negress.

Wenchverb

To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.

Wenchnoun

informal terms for a (young) woman

Wenchverb

frequent prostitutes

Wenchnoun

a girl or young woman

Wenchnoun

a prostitute.

Wenchverb

(of a man) habitually associate with prostitutes.

Winchnoun

A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope or cable.

Winchnoun

(nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).

Winchnoun

A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).

Winchnoun

A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.

Winchverb

To use a winch

Winchverb

To wince; to shrink

Winchverb

To kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Winchverb

To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Winchnoun

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

Winchnoun

A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

Winchnoun

An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

Winchnoun

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.

Winchnoun

A wince.

Winchnoun

lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

Winchverb

pull or lift up with or as if with a winch;

Winchnoun

a hauling or lifting device consisting of a rope or chain winding round a horizontal rotating drum, turned typically by a crank or by motor.

Winchnoun

the reel of a fishing rod.

Winchnoun

another term for wince

Winchnoun

the crank of a wheel or axle.

Winchverb

hoist or haul with a winch

Winch

A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the tension of a rope or wire rope (also called or ). In its simplest form, it consists of a spool (or drum) attached to a hand crank.