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Definition of Lever
1. Verb. To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open. "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
Entails: Loose, Loosen
Generic synonyms: Open, Open Up
Derivative terms: Jimmy, Leverage, Pry
2. Noun. A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum.
Specialized synonyms: Compound Lever, Crowbar, Pry, Pry Bar, Wrecking Bar, Gun Trigger, Trigger, Hand Throttle, Key, Cant Dog, Dog Hook, Peavey, Peavy, Foot Lever, Foot Pedal, Pedal, Treadle, Pinch Bar, Ripping Bar, Rocker Arm, Valve Rocker, Spark Lever, Control Stick, Joystick, Stick, Tappet, Tiller, Tire Iron, Tire Tool
Terms within: Fulcrum
3. Noun. A simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum.
4. Noun. A flat metal tumbler in a lever lock.
Definition of Lever
1. a. More agreeable; more pleasing.
2. adv. Rather.
3. n. A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; -- used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures.
Definition of Lever
1. Noun. (mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the ''fulcrum''), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion. ¹
2. Noun. A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button) ¹
3. Noun. (mechanics) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it. ¹
4. Noun. (mechanics) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To move with a lever. ¹
6. Verb. (figuratively) (transitive) To use, operate like a lever. ¹
7. Verb. (chiefly UK finance) To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business. ¹
8. Adverb. (obsolete) Rather. ¹
9. Noun. (rare) A levee. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lever
1. to move with a lever (a rigid body used to lift weight) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Lever
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