ALL meanings of block and tackle
block and tack·le
B b - noun block and tackle a hoisting device in which a rope or chain is passed around a pair of blocks containing one or more pulleys. The upper block is secured overhead and the lower block supports the load, the effort being applied to the free end of the rope or chain 3
- noun block and tackle an arrangement of one or more pulley blocks, with rope or cables, providing significant mechanical advantage for pulling or hoisting large, heavy objects 3
- noun block and tackle the ropes or chains and blocks used in a hoisting tackle. 1
- noun block and tackle A system of two or more pulleys (the tackles) each enclosed by a housing (the block) with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads. 0
- noun block and tackle (euphemistic) human male external genitalia. 0