Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > W Synonyms of winch Find synonyms for: Noun1. winch, windlass, lifting deviceusage: lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope windsVerb1. winch, pull, draw, forceusage: pull or lift up with or as if with a winch; "winch up the slack line"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of winch (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acronym Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language