pulley

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
2. 2
   Annular ligament of the finger.

Verb

1. 1
   To raise or lift by means of a pulley.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A hamlet in Bayston Hill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4809).