ALL meanings of pulley
pul·ley
P p - noun plural pulley a wheel, with a grooved rim for carrying a line, that turns in a frame or block and serves to change the direction of or to transmit force, as when one end of the line is pulled to raise a weight at the other end: one of the simple machines. 1
- noun plural pulley a combination of such wheels in a block, or of such wheels or blocks in a tackle, to increase the force applied. 1
- noun plural pulley a wheel driven by or driving a belt or the like, used to deliver force to a machine, another belt, etc., at a certain speed and torque. 1
- noun pulley wheel for lifting 1
- countable noun pulley A pulley is a device consisting of a wheel over which a rope or chain is pulled in order to lift heavy objects. 0
- noun pulley a wheel with a grooved rim in which a rope, chain, or belt can run in order to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope, etc 0
- noun pulley a number of such wheels pivoted in parallel in a block, used to raise heavy loads 0
- noun pulley a wheel with a flat, convex, or grooved rim mounted on a shaft and driven by or driving a belt passing around it 0
- noun pulley a small fixed wheel, sometimes turning in a block, with a grooved rim in which a rope or chain runs, as to raise a weight attached at one end by pulling on the other end: it changes the direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage 0
- noun pulley a combination of such wheels, used to increase the mechanical advantage 0
- noun pulley a wheel that turns or is turned by a belt, rope, chain, etc., so as to transmit power 0