B2nounsciencebusiness
US/ˈlev.ər/
UK/ˈliː.və/
a bar or handle you push or pull to operate a machine, or a bar used to lift things
In context
Pull the lever down to start the machine.
He used a long stick as a lever to move the rock.
Interest rates are one lever the government can use to slow prices.
Words that go with lever
verb + noun
- pull a leverPull a lever and the door opens.
- push the leverPush the lever forward to speed up.
noun + noun
- gear leverHe moved the gear lever into second.
- control leverThe pilot grabbed the control lever.
adjective + noun
- powerful leverTax is a powerful lever for changing behavior.
noun + preposition
- lever forEducation is a lever for social change.