A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.

A placeholder or generic thing.

indefinite; some or other, not stated

(Ireland, idiomatic) eventually, despite all the confusion.

A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic name. / Some thing or things. / (euphemistic, derogatory) Used in place of epithets such as SOB, bastard, etc..

(idiomatic) Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.

(idiomatic) someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future

(US, slang) A command to prepare a weapon for battle. / (US, slang) Prepare for an imminent event.

(US, slang) To prepare one's weapon. / (US, slang) To prepare for an imminent event.

(idiomatic) On or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative.