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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
pul·ley
/ ˈpoŏlē/
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n.
(pl. -leys) (also pulley wheel)
a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used (typically in combination) to raise heavy weights. Compare with block n. 7.
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(on a bicycle) a wheel with a toothed rim around which the chain passes.
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a wheel or drum fixed on a shaft and turned by a belt, used esp. to increase speed or power.
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v.
(-leys, -leyed) [tr.]
hoist with a pulley.
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