Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun winch

1 sense of winch

Sense 1
winch, windlass -- (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)
       => lifting device -- (a device for lifting heavy loads)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb winch

1 sense of winch

Sense 1
winch -- (pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line")
       => pull, draw, force -- (cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")