Overview of noun lever

The noun lever has 3 senses

• lever -- (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)


• lever -- (a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum)


• lever, lever tumbler -- (a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock)

Overview of verb lever

The verb lever has 1 sense

• pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy -- (to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail")