pulleys

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/ˈpʊliz/

A form of pulley — 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).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pulley
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pulley
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