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- Dictionarylever/ˈliːvə/
noun
- 1. a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other: "a tyre lever" Similar
verb
- 1. lift or move with a lever: "she levered the lid off the pot with a screwdriver"
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LEVER definition: 1. a bar or handle that moves around a fixed point, so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled…. Learn more.
1. a. : a bar used for prying or dislodging something. b. : an inducing or compelling force : tool. use food as a political lever Time. 2. a. : a rigid piece that transmits and modifies force or motion when forces are applied at two points and it turns about a third.
a handle or bar that is manipulated to operate, control, or adjust a machine, mechanism, etc.: Pushing down the lever on the left will automatically open the door. a means or agency of persuading or of achieving an end: Saying that the chairman of the board likes the plan is just a lever to get us to support it.
A lever is a rigid bar pivoted around a fulcrum, used to transfer a force to a load and usually to provide a mechanical advantage. A crowbar is an example of a lever because it helps to lift heavy objects.
1. To move or lift with a lever: levered up the manhole cover. 2. To move (oneself, for example) in a manner resembling the use of a lever: "[He] levered himself out the window all the way to his waist" (Stephen King). 3. To fund at least in part with borrowed money; leverage.
a long piece of wood, metal, etc. used for lifting or opening something by somebody placing one end of it under an object and pushing down on the other end. We had to use a lever to prise open the window. Use a tyre lever to get the tyre off.
A lever is a handle, sticking out at an angle, that allows you to operate a machine or close a door. When you pull the lever of a voting booth, you both cast your ballot and open the curtain.
LEVER definition: 1. a handle that you push or pull to make a machine work 2. a long bar that you use to lift or move…. Learn more.
a tool, as a pry or a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage: There's a small lever in my toolbox that'll be perfect for prying off these narrow moldings.
A lever is a rigid bar pivoted around a fulcrum, used to transfer a force to a load and usually to provide a mechanical advantage. More Conjugations of 'lever'
