Synonyms for winch
wɪntʃwinch

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1. winch, windlassverb

   lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

   Synonyms:
   windlass

2. winchverb

   pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

   "winch up the slack line"

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1. List of paraphrases for "winch":

   hoist

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1. Kevin Tink:

   People are disposing of anything that has been sitting around and is not being utilised, they are sweeping the corners of the yard, if demand gets really strong and delivery on a winch tractor is six to eight months, people will pay more for the asset than it costs new, because they want to go to work with it the following morning.

2. Maine Game Warden Bayley Grant:

   We first tried to haul her out with the four wheeler, but it became clear she was too stuck for that, we then hung the come-along on a cedar tree, and started to winch her out.

3. Larry Orton:

   It could be easily equipped to handle drainline stoppages, we have a number of different snakes—some with cameras, some with extended cables—that we use, depending on the clog. We could fit all the snakes and some repair materials on the City Express, along with a larger sewer machine and pressure-jetting equipment. I would rig the van with a winch to help unload the heavier equipment and bins for materials. And the dual side doors make access from either side excellent. You don’t need to crawl all over everything to get what you need. It would be the ideal specialized vehicle for that.