lever 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
EnglishDerivationally related form
lever 1
verb
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Hyponym
compound lever 1
noun
a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
crowbar 1
noun
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
gun trigger 1
noun
lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
hand throttle 1
noun
a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve
key 15
noun
a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Part_holonym
fulcrum 1
noun
the pivot about which a lever turns
