Lever
31lever — noun 1 handle for operating a machine ADJECTIVE ▪ brake, control, gear, shift (AmE) ▪ safety VERB + LEVER ▪ move …
32lever — /lev euhr, lee veuhr/, n. 1. Mech. 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. Cf. machine (def. 4b). 2. a means or agency of persuading or of achieving an end:… …
33lever — le|ver1 [ˈli:və US ˈlevər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: levier, from lever to raise ] 1.) a stick or handle on a machine or piece of equipment, that you move to operate it ▪ Pull this lever to open the gate. →↑gear lever 2.) a long… …
34lever — [[t]li͟ːvə(r); AM also le̱v [/t]] levers, levering, levered 1) N COUNT A lever is a handle or bar that is attached to a piece of machinery and which you push or pull in order to operate the machinery. → See also gear lever Push the tiny lever on… …
35lever — I UK [ˈliːvə(r)] / US [ˈlevər] noun [countable] Word forms lever : singular lever plural levers 1) a long handle that you pull or push to operate a machine 2) science a solid bar, often made of metal, that you put under a heavy object to move it …
36Lever — /lee veuhr/, n. Charles James ( Cornelius O Dowd ), 1806 72, Irish novelist and essayist. * * * Simple machine used to amplify physical force. All early people used the lever in some form, for moving heavy stones or as digging sticks for land… …
37Lever — Le|ver 〈[ ləve:] n. 15; früher〉 Morgenempfang bei einem Fürsten [frz., „das Aufstehen“] * * * Le|ver [lə ve: ], das; s, s [frz. lever, zu: se lever = aufstehen < lat. levare = hochheben, (sich) erheben] (früher): Audienz eines Fürsten o. Ä.… …
38lever — n. & v. n. 1 a bar resting on a pivot, used to help lift a heavy or firmly fixed object. 2 Mech. a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum (fixed point) which can be acted upon by a force (effort) in order to move a load …
39lever — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French levier, lever, from lever to raise, from Latin levare, from levis light in weight more at light Date: 14th century 1. a. a bar used for prying or dislodging something b. an inducing or… …
40Lever — William Hogarths Gemälde The Countess s Morning Levee aus dem Zyklus Mariage à la Mode von 1743/1745. Als Lever (frz. lever = aufstehen) bezeichnet man einen Morgenempfang (Audienz am Morgen) beim Hochadel. Dabei war es durchaus üblich, dass der… …
