verb🔗ShareTo raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass."The crew windlassed the heavy crate onto the ship. "nauticaltechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means."Instead of directly asking her boss for a raise, Sarah windlassed around the topic for weeks, highlighting her achievements and recent successes on the team. "wayactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
