Pully vs. Pulley: Decoding the Right Spelling
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Which is correct: Pully or Pulley
How to spell Pulley?
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Pully is Incorrect
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Pulley is Correct
Pulley Definitions
A simple machine consisting essentially of a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain can run to change the direction of the pull, for example to lift a load.
A wheel turned by or driving a belt.
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).
(transitive) To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt, cord, rope, or chain.
To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
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