Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adverb

The word "lever" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adverb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

back lever beer lever compound lever delever exolever front lever gear lever lever action lever arm lever escapement lever frame lever jack lever shears lever watch leverage leverless leverman microlever multilever pull a lever ratchet lever reversing lever shift lever side-lever thrust lever tire lever tuning lever tyre lever underlever universal lever

Etymologically Related To

leve lief

Context

except in generalized senses below finance mechanics uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bar machine open open up simple machine tumbler

Type Of (IsA)

bar device machine tool tumbler

Part Of

lever lock

Related Terms

Darcy Lever alleviate elevate elevator leaven levant levator levitate levitator

Related Terms

arm axis bar capitalization capstan bar control crowbar debt for moving increase levee move moving operate rather rigid rock shaft share trigger turn use

Synonym Network

pry

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.