pul·ley — /ˈpʊli/ noun, pl leys [count] : a wheel or set of wheels that is used with a rope, chain, etc., to lift or lower heavy objects … Useful english dictionary
pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… … English syllables
ley — ake·ley; badde·ley·ite; bai·ley; bar·ley·break; baw·ley; bay·ley·ite; berke·ley; berke·ley·ism; berke·ley·ite; ber·ley; bing·ley; brad·ley·ite; ca·ley; chance med·ley; char·ley; col·ley; cow·ley; craw·ley; doy·ley; dud·ley; dud·ley·ite; far·ley;… … English syllables
pulley — pul·ley … English syllables
pulley — pul|ley [ˈpuli] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poulie, probably from Greek polos; POLE1] a piece of equipment consisting of a wheel over which a rope or chain is pulled to lift heavy things … Dictionary of contemporary English
pulley — pul|ley [ puli ] noun count a piece of equipment used for lifting something very heavy. It consists of one or more wheels, around which you pull a rope or chain that is fastened to the thing you want to lift … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pulley — pul•ley [[t]ˈpʊl i[/t]] n. pl. leys 1) mac a wheel for supporting, guiding, or transmitting force to or from a moving rope or cable that rides in a groove in its edge 2) mac a combination of such wheels in a block, or of such wheels or blocks in… … From formal English to slang
Band pulley — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Belt pulley — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
block and tackle — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English