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wince

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wince  \Wince\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Winced};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Wincing}.]  [OE.  wincen,  winchen  OF  quencir  guenchir 
  guenchier  giencier  guinchier  and  (assumed)  winchier 
  winchir  to  give  way  to  turn  aside,  fr  OHG.  wankjan 
  wenken,  to  give  way  to  waver,  fr  winchan  to  turn  aside,  to 
  nod,  akin  to  E.  wink.  See  {Wink}.] 
  1.  To  shrink,  as  from  a  blow,  or  from  pain;  to  flinch;  to 
  start  back 
 
  I  will  not  stir,  nor  wince,  nor  speak  a  word 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  To  kick  or  flounce  when  unsteady,  or  impatient  at  a  rider; 
  as  a  horse  winces. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wince  \Wince\,  n.  [See  {Winch}.]  (Dyeing  &  Calico  Printing) 
  A  reel  used  in  dyeing,  steeping,  or  washing  cloth;  a  winch. 
  It  is  placed  over  the  division  wall  between  two  wince  pits  so 
  as  to  allow  the  cloth  to  descend  into  either  compartment.  at 
  will 
 
  {Wince  pit},  {Wince  pot},  a  tank  or  a  pit  where  cloth  in  the 
  process  of  dyeing  or  manufacture  is  washed,  dipped  in  a 
  mordant,  or  the  like 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wince  \Wince\,  n. 
  The  act  of  one  who  winces. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  wince 
  n  1:  the  facial  expression  of  sudden  pain 
  2:  a  reflex  response  to  sudden  pain  [syn:  {flinch}] 
  v  1:  draw  back  as  with  fear  [syn:  {flinch},  {squinch},  {funk},  {cringe}, 
  {shrink},  {recoil},  {quail}] 
  2:  make  a  face  indicating  disgust  or  dislike;  "She  winced  when 
  she  heard  his  pompous  speech"




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