pulley

See also: Pulley

English
A fixed pulley assembly

Etymology

From Middle English polley, pullie, from Old French poulie, polie (“a pulley, windlass”), (compare Medieval Latin polea, polegia, polegium; Middle Dutch puleye), of Germanic origin, from or related to Middle Low German pulen (“to pull”), Old English pullian (“to pull”) [1][2][3]. More at pull.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊli/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊli

Noun

pulley (plural pulleys)

  1. One of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift 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).

Translations

References
  1. Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, "pulley".
  2. Diez, An Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Languages, "pulley".
  3. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "pulley".

Verb

pulley (third-person singular simple present pulleys, present participle pulleying, simple past and past participle pulleyed)

  1. (transitive) To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
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