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Lever
01
a long rigid bar that is put under a heavy object in order to move it
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
levers
Examples
He used a lever to lift the heavy rock from the ground.
02
a handle on a piece of equipment or machine that is used to make it operate
03
a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
to lever
01
to lift or move something using a rigid bar or tool as a pivot point
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
lever
3rd person singular
levers
present participle
levering
past simple
levered
past participle
levered
Examples
She levered open the stuck window with a metal rod yesterday.
Lexical Tree
leverage
lever
