lever

²lever

verb

le·veredle·ver·ing\ˈle-və-riŋ, ˈlē-; ˈlev-riŋ, ˈlēv-\

Definition of LEVER

transitive verb

1

: to pry, raise, or move with or as if with a lever

2

: to operate (a device) in the manner of a lever

Examples of LEVER

1. He levered the rock out of the hole.
2. <the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position>

First Known Use of LEVER

1876

Related to LEVER

Synonyms: jimmy, ¹pry, prize

Related Words: elevate, hoist, lift, uplift; break, break up, detach, disengage, disjoin, divide, part, pull, separate; shift

Near Antonyms: connect, join

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