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winch  audio  (wnch) KEY 

NOUN:
  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.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
winched, winch·ing, winch·es
To move with or as if with a winch.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English winche, pulley, from Old English wince, reel, roller

OTHER FORMS:
wincher(Noun)


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