English dictionary
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English noun: lever | |||
| 1. | lever (artifact) a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bar | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cant dog, compound lever, control stick, crowbar, dog hook, foot lever, foot pedal, gun trigger, hand throttle, joystick, key, peavey, peavy, pedal, pinch bar, pry, pry bar, ripping bar, rocker arm, spark lever, stick, tappet, tiller, tire iron, tire tool, treadle, trigger, valve rocker, wrecking bar | ||
| Part holonym | fulcrum | ||
| 2. | lever (artifact) a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | machine, simple machine | ||
| 3. | lever (artifact) a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock | ||
| Synonyms | lever tumbler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tumbler | ||
| Part meronym | lever lock | ||
English verb: lever | |||
| 1. | lever (contact) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open | ||
| Samples | The burglar jimmied the lock. Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail. | ||
| Synonyms | jimmy, prise, prize, pry | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | open, open up | ||
| Entail | loose, loosen | ||
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