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lever

/ˈlɛv.ɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Lever means: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.

Synonyms for lever6

noun, as in a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

lever tumbler

verb, as in to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

pry, prise, prize, jimmy

also used for lever

purchase

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What does lever mean?4

verb

1

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open“The burglar jimmied the lock”

noun

1

a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

2

a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

3

a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lever?15

two syllables

neverevercleversever

three syllables

howeverwhateverforeverwheneverwhoeverwhereverwhicheverendeavorendeavourwhomever

four syllables

whatsoever
Show 40 near rhymes
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Lever in a sentence

  • The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.CM
  • When you press this lever, the seat tilts forward.ceviri_atolyesi
  • They lifted the rock by means of a lever.Zifre
  • You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.fcbond
  • Leverage is to debt as lever is to what?halfb1t
  • The machine gives a food reward when your rat presses a lever.Cangarejo
  • The handbrake lever was just behind the gearstick.CM
  • Science and religion are the two levers of human intelligence.rul

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Forms of lever

as a noun

plural
levers

as a verb

past tense
levered
present participle
levering
third-person singular
levers
past participle
levered