noun
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a small fixed wheel, sometimes turning in a block, with a grooved rim in which a rope or chain runs, as to raise a weight attached at one end by pulling on the other end; a pulley.
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a wheel, as a part of a machine.
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a circular, revolving platform with forms of animals as seats on it, used at carnivals, amusement parks, etc, operated by manual or electric power; a merry-go-round.