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Word: lever (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adverb:

  • obsolete Rather.

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Noun:

  • A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button)
  • mechanics A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
  • mechanics An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
  • mechanics A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the ''fulcrum''), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.

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Verb:

  • especially|_|UK|finance To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.
  • figurative transitive To lever.
  • transitive To lever.

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