Definition of pulleys:
(n) :
(engineering, countable) 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).
(v) :
(transitive) To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
(n) :
Annular ligament of the finger.
(n) :
A hamlet in Bayston Hill parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4809).
(n) :
A surname.