Cone pulley
() A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts or steps of different diameters |
Pulley
(v. t.) 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. |
Pulley
(b. t.) To raise or lift by means of a pulley. |
Return
(v. i.) To turn back |
Return
(v. i.) To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular or irregular |
Return
(v. i.) To speak in answer |
Return
(v. i.) To revert |
Return
(v. i.) To go back in thought, narration, or argument. |
Return
(v. t.) To bring, carry, send, or turn, back |
Return
(v. t.) To repay |
Return
(v. t.) To give in requital or recompense |
Return
(v. t.) To give back in reply |
Return
(v. t.) To retort |
Return
(v. t.) To report, or bring back and make known. |
Return
(v. t.) To render, as an account, usually an official account, to a superior |
Return
(v. t.) Hence, to elect according to the official report of the election officers. |
Return
(v. t.) To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done |
Return
(v. t.) To convey into official custody, or to a general depository. |
Return
(v. t.) To bat (the ball) back over the net. |
Return
(v. t.) To lead in response to the lead of one's partner |
Return
(n.) The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition |
Return
(n.) The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition |
Return
(n.) That which is returned. |
Return
(n.) A payment |
Return
(n.) An answer |
Return
(n.) An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the like |
Return
(n.) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc. |
Return
(n.) The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold |
Return
(n.) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or execution, to the proper officer or court. |
Return
(n.) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the document. |
Return
(n.) The sending back of a commission with the certificate of the commissioners. |
Return
(n.) A day in bank. See Return day, below. |
Return
(n.) An official account, report, or statement, rendered to the commander or other superior officer |
Return
(n.) The turnings and windings of a trench or mine. |
Support
(v. t.) To bear by being under |
Support
(v. t.) To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character |
Support
(v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking |
Support
(v. t.) To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor |
Support
(v. t.) To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood |
Support
(v. t.) To carry on |
Support
(v. t.) To verify |
Support
(v. t.) To vindicate |
Support
(v. t.) To uphold by aid or countenance |
Support
(v. t.) A attend as an honorary assistant |
Support
(n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining. |
Support
(n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind. |
Support
(n.) That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like |
reappearance
return | the act of someone appearing again, his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited |
| return homecoming | a coming to or returning home, on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party |
restitution
return restoration regaining | getting something back again, upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing |
documentation
support | documentary validation, his documentation of the results was excellent, the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones |
| return | the act of going back to a prior location, they set out on their return to the base camp |
| return | (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble |
| return | a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player, he won the point on a crossourt return |
| support reinforcement reenforcement | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission, they called for artillery support |
| close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
| direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
electronic warfare-support measures
ESM | electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition |
| support supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening, he leaned against the wall for support |
| support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of, the president no longer has the support of his own party, they developed a scheme of mutual support |
| support | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities, his support kept the family together, they gave him emotional support during difficult times |
logistic support
logistic assistance | assistance between and within military commands |
| integrated logistic support | the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation |
mutual aid
international logistic support | arrangements made between nations to assist each other |
interdepartmental support
interagency support | provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government |
| inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
return paying back
getting even | a reciprocal group action, in return we gave them as good as we got |
| arch support | a support for the arch of the foot |
idle pulley
idler pulley
idle wheel | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it |
life-support system
life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
| life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
pulley
pulley-block
pulley block
block | 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 |
return key
return | the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed |
| support | any device that bears the weight of another thing, there was no place to attach supports for a shelf |
| support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation, the statue stood on a marble support |
| support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
support hose
support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
| support | something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest, the policy found little public support, his faith was all the support he needed, the team enjoyed the support of their fans |
Rubicon
point of no return | a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment |
round-trip ticket
return ticket | a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) |
| day return | a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day |
tax return
income tax return
return | document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability, his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return |
| amended return | a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return |
declaration of estimated tax
estimated tax return | return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year |
| false return | an incorrect income tax return |
| information return | a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability |
| joint return | a return filed by a husband and wife |
| return address | the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered |
accompaniment
musical accompaniment
backup
support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
rejoinder
retort
return riposte
replication comeback
counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher |
recurrence
return | happening again (especially at regular intervals), the return of spring |
| return coming back | the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction |
Office of Intelligence Support
OIS | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy |
| support system | a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance, a network that enables you to live in a certain style |
return
issue
take
takings
proceeds
yield
payoff | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property, the average return was about % |
| price support | a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level |
| support payment | a payment made by one person for the support of another |