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1
: any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling
especially
: a powerful machine with one or more drums on which to coil a rope, cable, or chain for hauling or hoisting : windlass
2
: a crank with a handle for giving motion to a machine (such as a grindstone)
winched; winching; winches
: to hoist or haul with or as if with a winch
wincher
noun
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Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
What begins as yet another gunfight morphs into a horror-movie scenario: Reacher covers his face in mud like Arnold at the end of Predator and kills the last of his assailants by strangling him using a winch mounted on one of the ATVs.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Terry Collins, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The key to actually landing a bass caught near heavy cover is being ready to set the hook and start winching the bass away from its hiding place.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 19 Jan. 2023
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Noun
Once customs duties, batteries, a winch system and other parts are factored in, a DJI drone can cost more than $70,000 — a huge sum in a poor country like Nepal.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
What begins as yet another gunfight morphs into a horror-movie scenario: Reacher covers his face in mud like Arnold at the end of Predator and kills the last of his assailants by strangling him using a winch mounted on one of the ATVs.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
The procedure took about two hours of winching to pull the vehicle out of the bog, the Army added.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The key to actually landing a bass caught near heavy cover is being ready to set the hook and start winching the bass away from its hiding place.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 19 Jan. 2023
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“Winch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winch. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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