The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
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Pulley
/ˈpʊli/
Synonyms for "pulley" (12 found)
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5 entriesblock and tacklecompound pulleydifferential pulleyfixed pulleymovable pulley
Collocations
5 entriesfixed pulleymovable pulleypulley blockpulley systempulley wheel
Inflections
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3 entriesblock and tacklepulley blockpulley system
Sample sentences
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The river is six miles deep in some areas and the only way to cross it is using a pulley and a rope.
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He drew his water, which was excellent, from a very deep natural well, above which he had set up a very simple pulley block.
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Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his pulley.
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