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(1):
(n.) A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.
(2):
(n.) A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
(3):
(v. i.) To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
(4):
(n.) An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
(5):
(n.) 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.
(6):
(n.) A wince.