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winch meaning in Punjabi

ਵਿੰਚ

/wɪnt͡ʃ/

winch in Punjabi: ਵਿੰਚ. In English, winch means a machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.

Punjabi words for winch

ਵਿੰਚ

English meaning of winch

  1. noun A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
  2. noun A hoisting device used for loading or unloading cargo, or for pulling in lines.
  3. noun A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
  4. noun A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.

Full definition of winch

winch in a sentence

  • Winch in those sails, lad!

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Questions about winch in Punjabi

What is the meaning of winch in Punjabi?
Winch in Punjabi is ਵਿੰਚ.
winch ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Winch: ਵਿੰਚ.
What does winch mean in English?
Winch means a machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.

Source and license

Punjabi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “winch”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: winch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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