Usually means: Wheel that guides or tensions.
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  1. idle pulley: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. idle pulley: Collins English Dictionary
  3. idle pulley: Vocabulary.com
  4. idle pulley: Wordnik
  5. idle pulley: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Idle pulley, idle pulley: Dictionary.com
  7. idle pulley: Rhymezone
  8. idle pulley: FreeDictionary.org
  9. idle pulley: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. idle pulley: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. idle pulley: Encyclopedia

(Note: See idle_pulleys as well.)

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noun:  a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it


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