Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for lever

lever

noun as in lifter

noun as in machine

Discover More

Example Sentences

That is, TFA is neither a lever for dramatically improving or ruining U.S. public education.

Instead of pushing the cup against a mechanical lever, users push a “button” on a touchscreen.

A campaign button on his lapel showed him in a smile and a suit, and advertised his name and lever.

But Walker is betting that when the time comes to vote, Republicans will pull the lever for a person who gets things done.

Mavis Lilian Lever was born in Dulwich, south London, on May 5, 1921, the daughter of a postal worker and a seamstress.

A feed-pump forced water into the boilers; each had a safety-valve with a lever and weight.

The gunner's seat moved with the carriage, from which he could elevate or depress the muzzle by a lever.

The action is Cavaill-Coll's latest improvement on the Barker pneumatic lever.

His fingers dropped down to the gear lever, his foot snuggled against the clutch pedal.

In one hand he carried a peevie, a big wooden lever with an iron hook on it, such as men use in rolling fir logs.

Advertisement

On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lever, such as: crowbar, leverage, advantage, bar, crow, and prise.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement