leverage

Examples

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• Why don't you get on the ground so I can get some better leverage?

  The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater (2020)

• With the right leverage and the proper application of strength, the door will lift free.

  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

• All one needs is the proper leverage.

  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

• Dick uses the leverage of his body on the rope to pull harder.

  Fiction book (1995)

• You need the extra leverage that comes with a long handle and wide swinging arc.

  Blog text (8)

• Jams his feet against the wall for leverage and pulls harder.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I finally managed to gain enough leverage by squatting into the rope, knees bent and boot heels driven into the ground.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Their tools are sticks, plastic prods, arm-long scraps of lumber for leverage, anything that helps them dig through debris.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Using proper leverage, he was able to lift the heavy box with ease.

• The engineer calculated the leverage needed to move the massive rock easily.

Synonyms

P

purchase

vsleverage

16 7.7

A firm hold that helps you move or control something

is about the mechanical benefit specifically gained with a simple bar

M

mechanical advantage

vsleverage

• Specialized

4.2

How much a machine increases the push you give to do a job

is the specific gain from using a simple bar to move loads

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