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    PULLEY BLOCK

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the ropeplay

    Synonyms:

    block; pulley; pulley-block; pulley block

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("pulley block" is a kind of...):

    machine; simple machine (a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pulley block"):

    bollock; bullock block (a pulley-block at the head of a topmast)

    fairlead (a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing)

    idle pulley; idle wheel; idler pulley (a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it)

    Holonyms ("pulley block" is a part of...):

    block and tackle (pulley blocks with associated rope or cable)

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