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winched

/wɪntʃt/ /wɪnʃt/

Meanings
verb
To use a winch

Examples :

"Winch in those sails, lad!"
technical machine vehicle nautical

Related Words

Illustration uneasiness

uneasiness noun

/ʌnˈiːzinəs/

The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.

"Feeling a strong sense of uneasiness, Sarah couldn't concentrate on her math homework. "

Illustration those

those pronoun

/ðəʊz/ /ðoʊz/

(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

"He went home, and after that I never saw him again."

Illustration cleaned

cleaned verb

/kliːnd/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"

Illustration stable

stable noun

/ˈsteɪ.bəɫ/

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

"The farm's new stable provided a comfortable place to house the horses. "

Illustration kicking

kicking verb

/ˈkɪkɪŋ/

To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

"Did you kick your brother?"

Illustration shrink

shrink noun

/ˈʃɹɪŋk/

Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.

"The shrink in the fabric of the curtains caused them to bunch up oddly. "

Illustration scrape

scrape noun

/skɹeɪp/

A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).

"He fell on the sidewalk and got a scrape on his knee."

Illustration winch

winch noun

/wɪntʃ/

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.

"The mechanic used a winch to pull the car's engine out of the chassis. "

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration impatience

impatience noun

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

"His impatience was evident as he waited for the bus, tapping his foot nervously. "

Illustration sails

sails noun

/seɪlz/

A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

"The sailboat used its sails to catch the wind and move across the lake. "

Illustration wince

wince noun

/wɪns/

A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

"Seeing the spilled juice on the white tablecloth, she made a wince of disgust. "