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

Translations

réa

carrucola

roldana

Scheibe

Laufrolle

teille

tille

lisca

katrolschijf

schoven

roldana

polea

demetlemek

إحزم

makara dili

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.