lever
|lev-er|
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🇺🇸
/ˈliːvər/
🇬🇧
/ˈliːvə/
tool for lifting
Etymology
Etymology Information
'lever' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'levier,' where 'lever' meant 'to raise.'
Historical Evolution
'levier' transformed into the Middle English word 'lever,' and eventually became the modern English word 'lever.'
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'to raise or lift,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a tool for lifting or moving.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a rigid bar that is used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight at one point of its length by the application of a force at a second and turning at a third on a fulcrum.
He used a lever to lift the heavy rock.
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