lever 1 of 2

as in to pry
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position

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“Lever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lever. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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