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Definitions for Lever

[1] Mechanics . a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Compare machine(def 4b) .
[2] a means or agency of persuading or of achieving an end: Saying that the chairman of the board likes the plan is just a lever to get us to support it.
[3] Horology . the pallet of an escapement.
[4] to move with or apply a lever: to lever a rock; to lever mightily and to no avail.
[5] Charles James Cornelius O'Dowd , 1806–72, Irish novelist and essayist.
[6] a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum, used to transfer a force to a load and usually to provide a mechanical advantage
[7] any of a number of mechanical devices employing this principle
[8] a means of exerting pressure in order to accomplish something; strategic aid
[9] to prise or move (an object) with a lever

Words related to Lever

leverage, crowbar, tool, pedal, bar, pry, advantage, crow, prise, lam, jimmy, binder, jack, treadle, peavey, peavy

Words nearby Lever

levelland, leveller, levellers, levelling screw, leven, lever, lever action, lever escapement, lever tumbler, lever-action, leverage

Origin of Lever

1250–1300; Middle English levere, levour for *lever < Anglo-French; Old French levier, equivalent to lev(er ) to lift (< Latin levāre to lighten, lift, verbal derivative of levis light) + -ier -ier2

Other words from Lever

re·lev·er , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Lever

C13: from Old French leveour, from lever to raise, from Latin levāre, from levis light

Synonyms for Lever

crowbar, leverage, advantage, bar, crow, prise, pry, pinch bar, pry bar, prying bar