Lever
noun
A bar or handle used to make moving or operating something easier.
The worker used a lever to lift the heavy machinery.
Often appears as...
- pull the lever
- lever arm
verb
To move or lift something using a bar or something similar.
He levered the door open with a piece of wood.
Often appears as...
- lever open
- lever up
noun
In finance, using borrowed capital for an investment, expecting the profits to be greater than the interest.
Their company was heavily levered, which led to high financial risk.
Often appears as...
- highly levered
- levered buyout
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Technical
noun
A bar or handle used to make moving or operating something easier.
The worker used a lever to lift the heavy machinery.
Often appears as...
- pull the lever
- lever arm
verb
To move or lift something using a bar or something similar.
He levered the door open with a piece of wood.
Often appears as...
- lever open
- lever up
noun
In finance, using borrowed capital for an investment, expecting the profits to be greater than the interest.
Their company was heavily levered, which led to high financial risk.
Often appears as...
- highly levered
- levered buyout
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
The word 'lever' as a noun often refers to a physical tool.
She used a lever for the wheel nut.
Pro Tip 2/3Ease of Action
'Lever' implies making a task easier, especially lifting or moving heavy objects.
Insert a lever under the rock to move it effortlessly.
Pro Tip 3/3Operational Use
In mechanisms, 'lever' can mean a part designed for hand control.
Press the lever down to activate the machine.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
The word 'lever' as a noun often refers to a physical tool.
She used a lever for the wheel nut.
Pro Tip 2/3Ease of Action
'Lever' implies making a task easier, especially lifting or moving heavy objects.
Insert a lever under the rock to move it effortlessly.
Pro Tip 3/3Operational Use
In mechanisms, 'lever' can mean a part designed for hand control.
Press the lever down to activate the machine.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
The word 'lever' as a noun often refers to a physical tool.
She used a lever for the wheel nut.
Pro Tip 2/3Ease of Action
'Lever' implies making a task easier, especially lifting or moving heavy objects.
Insert a lever under the rock to move it effortlessly.
Pro Tip 3/3Operational Use
In mechanisms, 'lever' can mean a part designed for hand control.
Press the lever down to activate the machine.
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
them they sort of there are retractable claws but the levers will obviously bring them up when they've stopped the prey and they jump on the prey to grab it's they'll use their claws to hold onto the prey and particularly with hard prayed things like warthog and then it helps them hold on so until they get the
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This thought experiment...
Here are the as with normal foosball, the object is to score points by spinning levers with tiny players to sink the ball in your opponent’s goal. Only instead of a standard ball, you’ll be playing with a giant electron. It behaves like a normal electron in all respects, it’s just much larger.
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A reality check on...
fuels in addition to those levers we could talk about other ways of solving this issue namely we could use demand and that means reducing population I'm not sure how to do that all reducing per capita consumption so let's talk about three more big levers that could really help on the
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How to win an argument...
All of you, when you're arguing, have that important lever to play. When do you make your argument? You don't just need the right argument, you need the right argument at the right moment. When is it that your audience -- a spouse, a boss, a child -- is going to be most receptive?
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David Mackay: A reality...
Namely, we could reduce demand, and that means reducing population -- I'm not sure how to do that -- or reducing per capita consumption. So let's talk about three more big levers that could really help on the consumption side. First, transport. Here are the physics principles
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Think like a changemaker...
and the mannequin challenge went viral now the young people globally who push this lever acts for the permission from the government but now what did we do we have to co-create by creating our own versions of dab and mannequin challenge are the young influences we have a seat
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The mighty mathematics...
describing the fundamental principle behind the lever. The idea of a person moving such a huge mass on their own might sound like magic, but chances are you've seen it in your everyday life. One of the best examples is something you might recognize
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Can you solve the...
When anyone presses the button, the robot will bring everyone who pulled a lever back home. Anyone who didn’t will be lost in the multi-verse forever. The challenge is to make sure everyone has pulled a lever before anyone hits the button.
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Can you solve the...
before they break free and overrun the world. Your calculations have given you a 46-digit number for the count of rabbits in the bottom cell– plenty of room to spare. But just as you pull the lever to start the experiment,
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Best Spider Moments PIPE...
it springs the trap so if i get a stick and i just lever it up you can see yeah in there you see it now he's in there okay so he he's gonna wait until an insect
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
them they sort of there are retractable claws but the levers will obviously bring them up when they've stopped the prey and they jump on the prey to grab it's they'll use their claws to hold onto the prey and particularly with hard prayed things like warthog and then it helps them hold on so until they get the
Video examples
This thought experiment...
Here are the as with normal foosball, the object is to score points by spinning levers with tiny players to sink the ball in your opponent’s goal. Only instead of a standard ball, you’ll be playing with a giant electron. It behaves like a normal electron in all respects, it’s just much larger.
Video examples
A reality check on...
fuels in addition to those levers we could talk about other ways of solving this issue namely we could use demand and that means reducing population I'm not sure how to do that all reducing per capita consumption so let's talk about three more big levers that could really help on the
Video examples
How to win an argument...
All of you, when you're arguing, have that important lever to play. When do you make your argument? You don't just need the right argument, you need the right argument at the right moment. When is it that your audience -- a spouse, a boss, a child -- is going to be most receptive?
Video examples
David Mackay: A reality...
Namely, we could reduce demand, and that means reducing population -- I'm not sure how to do that -- or reducing per capita consumption. So let's talk about three more big levers that could really help on the consumption side. First, transport. Here are the physics principles
Video examples
Think like a changemaker...
and the mannequin challenge went viral now the young people globally who push this lever acts for the permission from the government but now what did we do we have to co-create by creating our own versions of dab and mannequin challenge are the young influences we have a seat
Video examples
The mighty mathematics...
describing the fundamental principle behind the lever. The idea of a person moving such a huge mass on their own might sound like magic, but chances are you've seen it in your everyday life. One of the best examples is something you might recognize
Video examples
Can you solve the...
When anyone presses the button, the robot will bring everyone who pulled a lever back home. Anyone who didn’t will be lost in the multi-verse forever. The challenge is to make sure everyone has pulled a lever before anyone hits the button.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
before they break free and overrun the world. Your calculations have given you a 46-digit number for the count of rabbits in the bottom cell– plenty of room to spare. But just as you pull the lever to start the experiment,
Video examples
Best Spider Moments PIPE...
it springs the trap so if i get a stick and i just lever it up you can see yeah in there you see it now he's in there okay so he he's gonna wait until an insect
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American Politician
At Standing Rock, we experienced, first-hand, people coming together in their communities and trying to use the levers of representative democracy to try and say, 'We don't want this in our community; we don't want this in our backyard,' and corporations using their monetary influence to completely erode that process.
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Alexandre Dumas
French Dramatist
He was thinking alone, and seriously racking his brain to find a direction for this single force four times multiplied, with which he did not doubt, as with the lever for which Archimedes sought, they should succeed in moving the world, when some one tapped gently at his door.
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Laurence D. Fink
American Businessman
To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that can be levered, not a curse. They must understand that there's a cost to sitting in cash. No one talks about that cost.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice.
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Mark Wahlberg
American Actor
But no, I'm not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who's going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don't have as much good fortune as others.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
In uncertain times, it is of heightened importance that our elected representatives exercise their democratic duty and use all levers at parliament's disposal to ensure a fair balance of powers.
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Thomas J. Watson
American Businessman
Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
Norwegian Politician
An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
American Politician
At Standing Rock, we experienced, first-hand, people coming together in their communities and trying to use the levers of representative democracy to try and say, 'We don't want this in our community; we don't want this in our backyard,' and corporations using their monetary influence to completely erode that process.
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Alexandre Dumas
French Dramatist
He was thinking alone, and seriously racking his brain to find a direction for this single force four times multiplied, with which he did not doubt, as with the lever for which Archimedes sought, they should succeed in moving the world, when some one tapped gently at his door.
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Laurence D. Fink
American Businessman
To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that can be levered, not a curse. They must understand that there's a cost to sitting in cash. No one talks about that cost.
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Robert Baden-Powell
English Soldier
The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice.
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Mark Wahlberg
American Actor
But no, I'm not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who's going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don't have as much good fortune as others.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
In uncertain times, it is of heightened importance that our elected representatives exercise their democratic duty and use all levers at parliament's disposal to ensure a fair balance of powers.
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Thomas J. Watson
American Businessman
Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.
Quote examples
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Norwegian Politician
An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
Education and work are the levers to uplift a people.
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