lever
8
7.4
- noun
- /ˈlɛvər/
- Specialized
:
palanca (de cerradura)
Examples
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Then you must pull the red lever before you.
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Just pull down on the lever!
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Step one is to push down the lever, pull it out, and then the retention plate should move out of your way.
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Eddie pulled the lever just in time to catch it with another crash.
Fiction book (1997) -
Upon landing, the pilot pulled a lever that activated a small door covering the chute.
Academic text (2006) -
All seats, along with the steering wheel and shift lever, are trimmed in leather.
Blog text (2) -
Amos pulls a lever, and a barrier snaps up at chest level across the road.
Fiction book (1997) -
To open the lock, lift the lever all the way up with the key.
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When you press the button, the lever will release the safety mechanism.
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To adjust the seat, pull the lever located on the side of the chair.
Synonyms
2
8.4
A small part inside a lock that a key moves to open it
A flat metal piece inside a lever lock that a key lifts to open the lock
Compounds
- Specialized
A system of two or more levers joined so force on one is passed and increased by the others
- Specialized
A device that keeps a door or safe closed until someone lifts the levers to the right heights
- Specialized
A flat metal piece inside a lever lock that a key lifts to open the lock
How Easy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lever for the lock part also comes from Latin levare, 'to raise', because each flat metal piece must be lifted by the key to the right height so the lock can open.