to wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.-a kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.-a crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.-an instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.-an axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.-a wince.