winch

Etymology 1
From, from , from , ultimately from the , whence also.

Noun

 * 1) 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 hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
 * 2)  A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines.
 * 3) A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
 * 4) A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
 * 5)  A witch.
 * 1)  A witch.
 * 1)  A witch.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:, gigre
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, trækspil
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: vinĉo
 * Estonian: vints
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:, guincho,
 * Georgian: ჯალამბარი
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:, , bozzello, salpareti
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: шығыр
 * Latgalian: svērte
 * Latin: sucula
 * Latvian: vinda
 * Macedonian: че́крек, ди́галка
 * Maori: huritaura
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: vinsj
 * Nynorsk: vinsj
 * Old English: wince
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: molinete
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: rumpál, navijak
 * Slovene: vitel
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili: winchi
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: biling-bilingan
 * Turkish: ,
 * Welsh: winsh, dirwynlath
 * Zazaki: vinç

Verb

 * 1) To use a winch

Translations

 * Finnish: vinssata
 * French:
 * German:
 * Icelandic:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: vinsje
 * Russian: поднима́ть с по́мощью лебёдки
 * Slovene: dvigovati
 * Swedish: vinscha
 * Welsh: winsio

Etymology 2
See.

Verb

 * 1) To wince; to shrink
 * 2) To kick with impatience or uneasiness.
 * 1) To kick with impatience or uneasiness.