Word Finder - lever

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(except in generalized senses below) A crowbar.

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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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A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button).

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A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.

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An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.

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To move with a lever.

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With great effort and a big crowbar I managed to lever the beam off the floor.

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To use, operate or move (something) like a lever (physically).

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To use (something) like a lever (in an abstract sense).

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To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.

You use this lever to lower the sickle, like this and then lift it over stumps and such.

Her hand fell from the lever that opened the heavy iron door.

The cage is then lifted by the engine clear of the keeps, which are opened by a lever worked by hand, and the empty tubs start on the return trip. When the cage has several decks, it is necessary to repeat this operation for each, unless there is a special provision made for loading and discharging the tubs at different levels.

That eminent scholars both in the synagogue and in the church should have been induced to believe in its antiquity is owing to the fact that the Zohar embodies many older opinions and doctrines, and the undoubted antiquity of some of them has served as a lever in the minds of these scholars to raise the late speculations about the En Soph, the Sephiroth, &c., to the same age.

By ca-sing two conical surfaces of cast-iron immersed in mercury and contained in an iron vessel to rub against one another when pressed together by a lever, Joule obtained 776.045 foot-pounds for the mechanical equivalent of heat when the heavy weights were used, and 774.93 foot-pounds with the small driving weights.

She paled and hurried to the lever.

He dropped the portcullis and shoved the lever to turn the iron gate.

Lever To Which The Weights Are Suspended.

Push lock lever to the right and pull out the toner container.

Lever's grammar school, founded in 1641, had Robert Ainsworth, the Latin lexicographer, and John Lempriere, author of the classical dictionary, among its masters.

The shaft bearing on this metal lever supports the upper millstone.

The new company was to manufacture two lever mortice locks under the Fleet Lock brand.

A five lever mortice lock should always be used on front or back doors.

A five lever mortise lock conforming to British Standard 3621 should be used.

Although fear may be initially employed, it soon palls as an effective lever for gnosis, however.

The lever to lower and raise the periscope can be seen just above the letter ' p ' .

Progressive damping is achieved by connecting the central spring strut, using a lever system, to the swinging arm.

Incorporating an auto release lever throttle, with left or right fitting handle.

Podiatry - Nail Surgery The removal under local anesthetic of ingrowing toenails is carried out at Lever Chambers Center for Health.

You can see her right foot is pressing on a lever which operates the turntable.

He would then waggle a lever or wind a handle to make the other visible parts move.

Lever arch folders are slightly harder wearing but not much use unless your evidence is quite weighty.

This instrument was capable of giving very considerable speed, but it was more complicated than that now in use, which consists only of an electromagnet, with its armature lever arranged to stop against an anvil or screw in such a way as to give a distinct and somewhat loud sound.

Both type-wheels are then set to zero by the lever provided for that purpose, and released by the current from the letter-blank key; then all subsequent signals will be recorded similarly at the sending and receiving ends..

About 3 metres in front of them was arranged a pair of smaller horizontal j aeroplanes, shaped like a long narrow ellipse, which formed the rudder that effected changes of elevation, the driver being able by means of a lever to incline them up or down according as he desired to ascend or descend.

The same disk carries the index arm, which is rigidly fixed to it and indicates the weight and value of the goods, and also carries the pendulum, which is rigidly attached to it, and regulates the position of the index arm according to the position which it takes up and the leverage which it exerts when swayed out of the vertical position by the action of the lever of the lever machine.

You now need to Gently lever out any nails holding the broken sash cords to the window frame.

The automatic transmission selector lever is on the steering column.

In addition, the whole device could be slid off the carriage by slackening just one lever.

There is a punch mark on the chrome lever which aligns to a similar mark on the splined shaft.

The clock had an eight-day lever movement striking the hour and the half hour and a subsidiary alarm dial and mechanism.

The tailstock barrel was lever operated through the simple expedient of peg passing through a slot cut through the top of the casting.

If you move the throttle lever you should see two fine jets of fuel.

The PO stated that the proposed project would also act as a lever for future development and as a potential tourism attraction.

Exhibits should not be placed in lever arch files but should be fastened securely, for example by treasury tags.

Urethane bushes should be fitted and the original lever arm shock should be checked for wear in the spindle.

However, its lever operated bypass damper (which is used for starting and loading the stove) makes a bit complex to use.

When you push the flush lever on the outside, the flush valve on the inside goes to work, pushing water out of the tank.

The difference is minimal, though, so if the idea of using a lever to hold a cartridge in place and then take out the spent case, don't let that detail discourage you.

There's also no clutch pedal, so that all you have to do is move the lever to adjust from a standstill to full speed.

Some of the most popular types include everywhere, lever and squeeze punches.

Lever punches are available in both shapes and corners.

The shape lever punches cut an entire separate shape while the corner punches create a decorative edge.

Similar to lever punches; the squeeze punch cuts an entire separate shape.

The most prominent feature of the heel piece is the release lever.

The release lever helps you to manually release the heel piece when removing your boot from the binding.

Adam Sandler vs. Chris Rock - Sandler was impaled and electrocuted by the control lever of the Fan of Fandemonium control panel.

Dunlap Dual Design - These solid metal locks (pictured above) function the same as the others, but use a slightly different system to attach the strap to the peg (you push a button down instead of pulling a lever up to attach the strap).

The simplest Red Baron is a ten string pedal steel that comes with three pedals and one knee lever that allows a player to get the hang of how the pedal steel works without overwhelming him or her with too many options and possibilities.

The handle can be a long or short lever depending on the style of the faucet.