Synonyms of levering

levering

verb

present participle of lever

as in prying

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prying
• pulling
• lifting
• jimmying
• elevating
• breaking
• prizing
• dividing
• hoisting
• shifting
• separating
• detaching
• disengaging
• uplifting
• parting
• breaking up
• disjoining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• connecting
• joining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of levering

The small, seemingly insignificant experience of controlling an automobile by clutching and levering its gears turned out to be deeply meaningful. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

At one point, after Gabriel won a header by levering himself up on Haaland’s shoulders, the two grappled on the turf as the game continued around them. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

In addition to water that irrigated the crops, water supply was raised from the Nile and its waterways by means of the shaduf, a levering device with a long pole, until after the pharaonic period when the Persian Wheel or saqia arrived, typically turned by a pair of oxen. — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025