PULLEYS
- PULLEY [n]
- 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
- (on a bicycle) A wheel with a toothed rim around which the chain passes
- A wheel or drum fixed on a shaft and turned by a belt, used esp. to increase speed or power
- PULLEY, to hoist with a pulley (a device used for lifting weight) [v]