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Synonyms for lever
ˈlɛv ər, ˈli vərlever

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  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. levernoun

    Synonyms:
    pry

    Associated words:
    fulcrum, purchase, prize, prizing

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "lever":

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

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#410value
#1701respect
#1842gear
#4300prize
#4831appreciate
#5065jimmy
#5959nose
#6968treasure
#11509leverage
#12073esteem
#12422lever
#13576toggle
#20854poke
#25363levers
#32697leveraged
#42756pry
#50952prise
#58820intrude
#59137crowbar

How to use lever in a sentence?

  1. Thomas J. Watson:

    Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.

  2. Archimedes:

    Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.

  3. Kurt Ribisl:

    Raising taxes is probably the gold standard for tobacco control policy, it’s the thing that reduces tobacco smoking more than any other policy lever that can be pulled.

  4. Archimedes:

    Give me a lever and I will move the earth

  5. Ben Silverman:

    Buybacks have not been a big lever for JPMorgan Chase shares in the recent years.


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