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Noun. 1. pulley-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 rope. pulley block, pulley-block, block. block and tackle-pulley blocks with associated rope or cable.
the ropes or chains and blocks used in a hoisting tackle. block and tackle. A device consisting of a fixed pulley and a movable one, in which the rope attached to the load is passed over the fixed pulley, around the movable pulley, then back around the fixed one. Each pulley can have multiple grooves or wheels for the rope to pass over additional times.