| NOUN | artifact | lever | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | lever | a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum | |
| artifact | lever, lever tumbler | a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock | |
| VERB | contact | lever, pry, prise, prize, jimmy | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
| Sounds | leh'ver; liy'ver | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | fulcrum | The pivot about which a lever turns |
| Narrower | compound lever | A pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
| crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar | A heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge | |
| gun trigger, trigger | lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun | |
| hand throttle | A hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve | |
| key | A lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed | |
| peavey, peavy, cant dog, dog hook | A stout lever with a sharp spike | |
| pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever | A lever that is operated with the foot | |
| pinch bar | A lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum | |
| ripping bar | A steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails | |
| rocker arm, valve rocker | A lever pivoted at the center | |
| spark lever | (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition | |
| stick, control stick, joystick | A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane | |
| tappet | A lever that is moved in order to tap something else | |
| tiller | lever used to turn the rudder on a boat | |
| tire iron, tire tool | hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel | |
| Broader | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
| Spanish | palanca | |
| Catalan | alçaprem, palanca, perpal | |
| Verbs | lever | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
| Meaning | A simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | machine, simple machine | A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |
| Spanish | alzaprima, palanca | |
| Catalan | alçaprem, perpal | |
| Verbs | lever | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
| Meaning | A flat metal tumbler in a lever lock. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | lever tumbler | |
| Part of | lever lock | A lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move |
| Broader | tumbler | A movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown |
| Meaning | To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | pry, prise, prize, jimmy | |
| Entails | loosen, loose | make loose or looser |
| Broader | open, open up | Cause to open or to become open |
| Nouns | lever | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
| lever | a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum | |
| leverage | the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever | |
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