winch
verb/wɪntʃ/
/wɪntʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they winch | /wɪntʃ/ /wɪntʃ/ |
| he / she / it winches | /ˈwɪntʃɪz/ /ˈwɪntʃɪz/ |
| past simple winched | /wɪntʃt/ /wɪntʃt/ |
| past participle winched | /wɪntʃt/ /wɪntʃt/ |
| -ing form winching | /ˈwɪntʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɪntʃɪŋ/ |
- winch somebody/something + adv./prep. to lift somebody/something up into the air using a winch
- A helicopter winched the survivors to safety.
Extra Examples- Once all the crates had been winched aboard, the ship prepared to set sail.
- She was winched up out of the water.
- The crew of the wrecked ship had been winched to safety.
- winching the survivors off the ship
Word Originlate Old English wince ‘reel, pulley’, of Germanic origin; related to the verb wink. The verb dates from the early 16th cent.
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