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S vs Winched - What's the difference?

s | winched |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb winched is

(winch).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    winched

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (winch)

    • winch

    English

    (wikipedia winch)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) *winkjo- , ultimately from the (etyl) root , whence also (l).

    Noun

    (es)
  • A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a pawl, and a crank handle, with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope.
  • (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
  • * 2013 , . Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 267.
  • *:It runs on clattering steel tracks; the driver sits in a cab over the tracks, operating the controls that rotate the arm and turn the winch .
  • A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
  • A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
    • (Shelton)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To use a winch
    • Winch in those sails, lad!

    Etymology 2

    See wince.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To wince; to shrink
  • To kick with impatience or uneasiness.