nnoun.artifactlifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope windsSynset:windlass
Derivationally Related Form:winch
Part Holonyms:ship
Hypernyms:lifting device
Inherited Hypernyms:winchlifting devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:capstanyard donkeyyarder
Full Hyponyms:capstanyarder
vverb.contactpull or lift up with or as if with a winchDerivationally Related Form:winch
Hypernyms:draw pull
Inherited Hypernyms:winchpullmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something