garrucha — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pulley noun A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim over which a rope or chain runs, used to lift or move loads.
Senses
garrucha is used for these senses in English:
- pulley (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).
- strappado A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.