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Traditional English :: lever
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lever - n. & v. --n. 1 a bar resting on a pivot, used to help lift a heavy or firmly fixed object.
2 Mech. a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum (fixed point) which can be acted upon by a force (effort) in order to move a load.
3 a projecting handle moved to operate a mechanism.
4 a means of exerting moral pressure. --v. 1 intr. use a lever.
2 tr. (often foll. by away, out, up, etc.) lift, move, or act on with a lever. lever escapement a mechanism connecting the escape wheel and the balance wheel using two levers. lever watch a watch with a lever escapement. [ME f. OF levier, leveor f. lever raise: see LEVY] |
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Related Words
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clever
door
knob
handles
harp
hoist
ratchet
turn
signal
gessy
toilet
crg
schlage
levier
charles
wipe
brother
pakistan
pulley
rifle
clutch
first
class
tank
foot
henry
action
throttle
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Most Often Usage
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clever lever
door knob lever
lever door handles
lever harp
lever hoist
ratchet lever hoist
turn signal lever
gessy lever
toilet lever
crg lever
schlage lever
levier charles
lever 2000 wipe
lever brother pakistan
lever and pulley
lever rifle
clutch lever
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