Definitions
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Word origin
From Middle English lever, levore, levour, from Old French leveor, leveur (“a lifter, lever (also Old French and French levier)”), from Latin levātor (“a lifter”), from levō (“to raise”). Doublet of levator.
Used in a sentence
“Retractable steps and handrails are provided on each side of the cars. The steps, which are under the control of the guard, are operated by hand levers in the entrance vestibule.”
“A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.”
“My lord, I brained him with a lever my neighbour lent me, and he stood by and cried, ‘Strike home, old boy!’”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Prying bar”5 letters
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