💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pullstring"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| trip cordnoun | A cord, line, lanyard, or wire that, when pulled, mechanically activates a device. |
| pullernoun | A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller. |
| pull cordnoun | a cord used to operate a ceiling-mounted or wall-mounted electrical device, such as a light switch. |
| pull-throughnoun | An exercise in which weight is pulled via a cable passed between the legs. |
| riggernoun | One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system. |
| linenoun | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| tripwirenoun | A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine. |
| pulleynoun | (engineering, countable) 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). |
| whipcordnoun | A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib. |
| tractornoun | (agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. |
| cablenoun | (material) A long object used to make a physical connection. |
| strandnoun | Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord. |
| leashnoun | A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog. |
| springnoun | (countable) An act of springing: a leap, a jump. |
| levernoun | (mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. |
| compound bownoun | (weaponry) A modern bow that uses pulleys and cables to help with the drawing and releasing of the bowstring. |
| wrenchnoun | A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. |
| sinewnoun | (figuratively) Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength. |
| clicknoun | (graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software. |
| ropenoun | (uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line. |
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