lever
verb/ˈliːvə(r)/
/ˈlevər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lever | /ˈliːvə(r)/ /ˈlevər/ |
| he / she / it levers | /ˈliːvəz/ /ˈlevərz/ |
| past simple levered | /ˈliːvəd/ /ˈlevərd/ |
| past participle levered | /ˈliːvəd/ /ˈlevərd/ |
| -ing form levering | /ˈliːvərɪŋ/ /ˈlevərɪŋ/ |
- to move something with a lever synonym prise
- lever something + adv./prep. I levered the lid off the pot with a knife.
- The intruders had levered off the bolts.
- lever something + adj. They managed to lever the door open.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French levier, leveor, from lever ‘to lift’.
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