lever
• noun 1 a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a load with one end when pressure is applied to the other. 2 a projecting arm or handle that is moved to operate a mechanism. • verb 1 lift or move with a lever. 2 move with a concerted physical effort. — ORIGIN Old French levier, from lever ‘to lift’.
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