lever

Definitions


[ˈliːvə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other
(e.g: a tyre lever)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French levier, leveor, from lever ‘to lift’


[ˈliːvə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- lift or move with a lever
(e.g: she levered the lid off the pot with a screwdriver)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French levier, leveor, from lever ‘to lift’




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