sheave

Meaning

Noun

1. A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.
2. A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

Verb

To gather and bind into a sheaf.

Synonyms

pulley

block

lift

pry

shove

belt pulley

glidewheel

slidewheel

pulley block

rope block

pulley wheel

awnchaff

sliding wheel

belt roller

sliding pulley

boon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃiːv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Middle English, from a Germanic base akin to German Scheibe, late Old Norse skífa (“slice”), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”). For more see shive.