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# lever

noun (a lever, levers); verb (lever, levers, levered, levering)

«lever» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lever is a bar or handle that moves around a fixed point (the pivot or fulcrum) to help lift or move something heavy with less effort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#m1)
2. A lever is a handle you push or pull to work a machine: a gear lever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#m2)
3. To lever something is to move or open it using a lever: lever off a lid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, the lever is a simple machine: a seesaw, scissors, a spoon prising open a tin lid, a bottle opener and a wheelbarrow are all levers. The farther your push is from the pivot, the less force you need to lift the load. Phrases: pull the lever, lever open, lever up, gear lever.

### Examples

- A seesaw is a kind of lever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x1)
- Use a spoon as a lever to open the paint tin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x2)
- Pull the lever to start the machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x3)
- Scissors are two levers joined together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x4)
- The longer the lever, the easier it is to lift the load. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x5)
- She levered the lid off the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x6)
- The pivot is the point a lever turns around. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x7)
- The driver moved the gear lever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/#x8)

### Note

Pronounced LEE-ver (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) or LEV-er (USA, Canada). Parts: load, effort, pivot (fulcrum). In maths/science, a lever balances when weight x distance on one side equals weight x distance on the other side.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lever» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lever/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lever» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lever.html) on Mova free.