Winch (Verb)
Meaning
Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The rescue team used a rope to winch the stranded hiker to safety.
- A crane was used to winch up the heavy machinery onto the construction site.
- To tighten the rope, start to winch it in slowly.
- The sailors winched up the sails to harness the wind.
- The workers carefully winched the large pipe into place.