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Lever
Lever
a.
More
agreeable
;
more
pleasing
.
Lever
adv.
Rather
.
Lever
n.
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
.
Specif
., a
bar
of
metal
,
wood
, or
other
rigid
substance
,
used
to
exert
a
pressure
, or
sustain
a
weight
, at
one
point
of
its
length
, by
receiving
a
force
or
power
at a
second
,
and
turning
at a
third
on a
fixed
point
called
a
fulcrum
. It is
usually
named
as
the
first
of
the
six
mechanical
powers
,
and
is of
three
kinds
,
according
as
either
the
fulcrum
F,
the
weight
W, or
the
power
P,
respectively
, is
situated
between
the
other
two
, as in
the
figures
.
Lever
n.
A
bar
, as a
capstan
bar
,
applied
to a
rotatory
piece
to
turn
it.
Lever
n.
An
arm
on a
rock
shaft
, to
give
motion
to
the
shaft
or to
obtain
motion
from
it.
Leverage
n.
The
action
of a
lever
;
mechanical
advantage
gained
by
the
lever
.
Leveret
n.
A
hare
in
the
first
year
of
its
age
.
Leverock
n.
A
lark
.
Leverwood
n.
The
American
hop
hornbeam
(
Ostrya
Virginica
), a
small
tree
with
very
tough
wood
.
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