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pulley

noun · verb

Simple meaning

One of the simple machines.

Pronunciation

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puulee

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ˈpʊli

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Definition

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noun

  1. engineeringcountable

    One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

  2. Annular ligament of the finger.

verb

  1. transitive

    To raise or lift by means of a pulley.

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Sense: one of the simple machines

block

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