Winch: alternatives and connections

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Winch

To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

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Capstan 76% connected

A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Draw 76% connected

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Containing whole 1

Ship 70% connected

Pay; reward.

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Synonym 1

Windlass 92% connected

A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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