sheave

ʃiːv

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Definition of sheave - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mechanical part

TECH.

wheel with a groove for a rope or cable

TECH.

The crane's sheave was essential for lifting heavy loads.

block

pulley

roller

Verb

tr.

mechanical action

TECH.

put a rope or cable on a wheel or pulley

TECH.

They sheave the cable through the new pulley system..

channel

groove

agriculture

Dated

gather and bind stalks into bundles

Dated

Farmers sheave the wheat during harvest.

bind

bundle

tie

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Images of sheave

wheel with a groove for a rope or cable

Expressions with sheave

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drive sheave

powered wheel with a groove that moves a belt or cable

The technician replaced the worn drive sheave on the conveyor system.

differential sheave

pulley system using different wheel sizes for lifting

The crane uses a differential sheave for heavy loads.

Origin of sheave

Old English, sceaf (bundle)

Examples of sheave in a sentence

A broken sheave can halt the entire operation.
The workers sheave the ropes for the crane.
You need to sheave the line before using the pulley.
They had to sheave the barley before the storm hit.
Workers sheave the crops quickly to avoid spoilage.

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French:poulie, passer, ...
German:Seilrolle, aufrollen, ...
Italian:puleggia, avvolgere, ...
Spanish:polea, enrollar, ...
Portuguese:polia, enrolar, ...
Chinese:滑轮, 挂上滑轮, ...
Japanese:滑車, ロープをかける, ...
Arabic:بَكَرة, لَفَّ الحَبْلَ عَلَى البَكَرَةِ, ...
Hebrew:גַלְגַּל מְחוּרָץ, לְהַעֲבִיר כֶּבֶל עַל גַּלְגַּלֶת, ...
Russian:шкив, продеть канат, ...
Ukrainian:шків, протягувати через шків, ...
Hindi:चरखी, रस्सी डालना, ...
Bengali:চাকা, কেবল লাগানো, ...
Catalan:corriola, enrotllar, ...
Czech:kladka, navést, ...
Danish:trisse, trække gennem, ...
Dutch:katrolschijf, op een katrol plaatsen, ...
Greek:τροχαλία, περνούν, ...
Hungarian:csiga, befűzni, ...
Khmer:រ៉ក, ដាក់ខ្សែពួរ ឬខ្សែកាបឆ្លងកាត់រ៉ក, ...
Korean:도르래, 도르래에 걸다, ...
Persian:قرقره, قرقره کردن, ...
Polish:bloczek, przełożyć przez bloczek, ...
Portuguese (BR):polia, passar, ...
Romanian:scripete, a pune pe o scripete, ...
Swedish:trissa, rulla, ...
Thai:รอก, ร้อยสาย, ...
Turkish:makara, makaraya geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:ròng rọc, luồn dây qua ròng rọc, ...

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