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Winch Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is WINDLASS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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97%8Exact Match!
noun

• lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

75%4Exact Match!
noun

• the act of giving temporary assistance

• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

• the event of something being raised upward

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

• transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

• a ride in a car

• the act of raising something

verb

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• take hold of something and move it to a different location

• move upwards

• move upward

• make audible

• cancel officially

• make off with belongings of others

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• invigorate or heighten

• raise in rank or condition

• take off or away by decreasing

• rise up

• pay off (a mortgage)

• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

• take illegally

• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

• take (root crops) out of the ground

• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

• rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

• put an end to

• remove (hair) by scalping

• remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

• remove from a surface

• perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

31%5 Height of a sail; a group of nautical flags raised as a signal; or, a capstan, pulley, winch or other lifting device
noun

• lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

verb

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• move from one place to another by lifting

• raise by using ropes and pulleys

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "" which means:

    noun
  • • Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
  • verb
  • • To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
  • • To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

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The Guardian Quick28 Oct 2016 Across 9
The Guardian Quick04 Sep 2007 Down 1
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