Pulley

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŠli

Origin

From Middle English polley, pullie, from Old French poulie, polie ("a pulley"), (compare Medieval Latin polea, polegia, polegium; Middle Dutch puleye), of origin, from or related to Middle Low German pulen ("to pull"), Old English pullian ("to pull")

Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, "pulley".

Diez, An Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Languages, "pulley".

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "pulley".

. More at pull.

Full definition of pulley

Noun

1. One of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

Verb

1. (transitive) To raise or lift by means of a pulley.