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  • lever — [[t]li͟ːvə(r); AM also le̱v [/t]] levers, levering, levered 1) N COUNT A lever is a handle or bar that is attached to a piece of machinery and which you push or pull in order to operate the machinery. → See also gear lever Push the tiny lever on… …   English dictionary

  • lever — Ⅰ. lever UK US /ˈliːvər/ US  /ˈlevər/ noun [C] ► a bar or handle which moves around a fixed point, so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled in order to control a machine or move a heavy object: »Lower the lever to lock the machine into place …   Financial and business terms

  • lever — [lev′ər, lē′vər] n. [OFr leveour < lever, to raise < L levare < levis, light: see LIGHT2] 1. a bar used as a pry 2. a means to an end 3. Mech. a device consisting of a bar turning about a fixed point, the fulcrum, using power or force… …   English World dictionary

  • lever — le|ver1 [ˈli:və US ˈlevər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: levier, from lever to raise ] 1.) a stick or handle on a machine or piece of equipment, that you move to operate it ▪ Pull this lever to open the gate. →↑gear lever 2.) a long… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lever — I UK [ˈliːvə(r)] / US [ˈlevər] noun [countable] Word forms lever : singular lever plural levers 1) a long handle that you pull or push to operate a machine 2) science a solid bar, often made of metal, that you put under a heavy object to move it …   English dictionary

  • lever — lev|er1 [ levər ] noun count 1. ) a long handle that you pull or push to operate a machine 2. ) a long metal bar that you put under a heavy object to move it 3. ) something that you use for making people do something that you want them to do:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lever — 1 noun (C) 1 a long thin piece of metal that you use to lift something heavy by putting one end under the object and pushing the other end down 2 a stick or handle fixed to a machine, that you move to make the machine work see also: gear lever 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • lever — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French levier, lever, from lever to raise, from Latin levare, from levis light in weight more at light Date: 14th century 1. a. a bar used for prying or dislodging something b. an inducing or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lever — le·ver || levÉ™(r) / lɪːv n. simple machine consisting of a rigid bar which pivots on a fixed point and is used to raise or move an object on one end by applying force to the other; handle; means of accomplishing something v. move with a lever …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lever — [ˈliːvə] noun [C] I 1) a long handle that you pull or push to operate a machine 2) a long metal bar that you put under a heavy object to move it II verb [T] lever [ˈliːvə] to move something using a lever …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Side lever — Side Side, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster] One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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