Winch

v. i.	1.	To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
n.	1.	A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
	1.
	1.	A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
	2.	An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
	3.	An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.
	4.	A wince.

Noun	1.	winch - lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds Synonyms: windlass
Verb	1.	winch - pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"