Synonyms for lever
ˈlɛv ər, ˈli vərlever

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1. levernoun

   a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

   Synonyms:
   lever tumbler

2. levernoun

   a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

   Synonyms:
   lever tumbler

3. lever, lever tumblerverb

   a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

   Synonyms:
   lever tumbler

4. pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmyverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   prize, poke, intrude, treasure, nose, pry, esteem, respect, appreciate, horn in, value, jimmy, prise

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1. • Bar
   • Machine

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1. levernoun

   Synonyms:
   pry

   Associated words:
   fulcrum, purchase, prize, prizing

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1. List of paraphrases for "lever":

   prybar, gear, leverage, crowbar, levers, pry, leveraged, toggle

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How to use lever in a sentence?

1. John Foley:

   In the past, we've said layoffs would be the absolute last lever we would ever hope to pull, however, we now need to evaluate our organization structure and size of our team, with the utmost care and compassion.

2. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Body is morning dew that shines to the rise of the hands. (Corps est rosée du matin - Qui brille au lever des mains.)

3. August Pfluger:

   Energy security equals national security, this is weakening our national security.I mean for the first time in decades, we were energy independent at the end of 2019, beginning of 2020. And when you export more than you import and you're not dependent on foreign countries for your own energy needs, that's a lever of national security.

4. Liliane Maury Pasquier:

   The #MeToo movement has not spared the world of politics. As long as inequality between women and men persists, no woman will be safe from violence and harassment, we, women and men in politics, do however have a lever that can turn us into movers of change : the Istanbul Convention -- a legal instrument aimed at preventing, protecting, prosecuting and, above all, breaking the sexist pattern.

5. Brian Kleinhanzl:

   As market activity improves, some of the cost-cutting questions at Morgan will probably go away, but as of now, it's the only lever that banks can really pull in this type of environment.