verricello — meaning in English

English meaning

• block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
• winch noun A mechanical device with a drum and crank (or motor) used to haul or hoist a rope or cable.
• windlass noun A machine that lifts heavy weights by winding a rope or cable around a turning cylinder.

Senses

verricello is used for these senses in English:

• block A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
• block (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
• winch A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
• windlass An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

block — full definition

1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

winch — full definition

1. noun A mechanical device with a drum and crank (or motor) used to haul or hoist a rope or cable.
2. verb To pull or lift something using such a device.

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