English[]
Pronunciation[]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈliː.və/, /ˈlɛ.və/, SAMPA: /li:"v@/, /lE"v@/
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- (CA, US) IPA: /ˈli.vɚ/, /ˈlɛ.vɚ/, SAMPA: /li:"v@`/, /lE"v@`/
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- Rhymes: -ɛvə(r), -iːvə(r)
Etymology 1[]
From Old French leveor, leveur (“‘a lifter, lever (also Old French and French levier)’”) < Latin levator (“‘a lifter’”) < levare, past part. levatus (“‘to raise’”); see levant. Cf. alleviate, elevate, leaven.
Noun[]
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Lever ({{{1}}})
- Template:Mechanics A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
- Specifically, a bar of metal, wood or other rigid substance, used to exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It is usually named as the first of the six mechanical powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is situated between the other two, as in the figures.
- A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button)
- Template:Mechanics A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
- Template:Mechanics An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
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Verb[]
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to Lever (third-person singular simple present levers, present participle levering, simple past and past participle levered)
- (transitive) To move with a lever.
- With great effort and a big crowbar I managed to lever the beam off the floor.
- (figuratively) (transitive) To use, operate like a lever.
- (especially UK, finance) To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.
- 1989 Jun 26, “Corporate America wants its privacy”, Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
- "The equity holders want you to 'lever up,' use as much debt as you can," said David Stanley, chairman of Kansas City-based Payless Cashways,
- 1989 Jun 26, “Corporate America wants its privacy”, Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Derived terms[]
- leverage
- compound lever
- lever escapement
- lever jack
- lever watch
- universal lever
Etymology 2[]
From Middle English comparative of leve (“‘dear’”) of Germanic origin (cf. German lieb) or lief.
Adverb[]
Lever (not comparable)
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- (obsolete) Rather.
- 1530, John Heywood, The Four PP
- for I had lever be without ye / Then have suche besines about ye
- 1537, William Tyndale et al, "Jonah", in The Byble
- Now therefore take my life from me, for I had lever die then live.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faery Queene
- For lever had I die than see his deadly face.
- 1530, John Heywood, The Four PP
Translations[]
- Dutch: eer(der)
External links[]
- Lever in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Lever in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[]
- eelrv,
- elver
- revel
Danish[]
Etymology 1[]
From Old Norse lifr.
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /levər/, [lewˀɐ]
Noun[]
Lever c. (singular definite Leveren, plural indefinite Levere)
Inflection[]
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative, dative and accusative | Lever | Leveren | Levere | leverne |
genitive | Levers | Leverens | Leveres | levernes |
Etymology 2[]
See leve (“‘to live’”).
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /leːvər/, [ˈleːvɐ]
Verb[]
Lever
- Present of leve.
Etymology 3[]
See levere (“‘to deliver’”).
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /lever/, [leˈveˀɐ]
Verb[]
lever or levér
- Imperative of levere.
Dutch[]
Etymology 1[]
Germanic, cognate with liver, German Leber, Norwegian and Swedish lever etc.
Noun[]
Lever (plural levers, diminutive levertje, diminutive plural levertjes) m. and f.
- (anatomy) The organ liver
- An edible animal liver as a dish or culinary ingredient
Derived terms[]
- (by species) ganzenlever, kalfslever, kippenlever, rundslever, varkenslever
- leverbloem
- leverbotziekte
- leverextract n.
- leverkaas m.
- leverkleurig
- leverpastei
- levertraan m.
- levertumor
- leverworst
- leverziekte
Etymology 2[]
cognate with deliver, German liefern
Verb[]
Lever
- The first-person singular present indicative of leveren.
- The imperative of leveren.
French[]
Etymology[]
From Latin lēvō (“‘to elevate’”) < levis (“‘light, not heavy’”)
Pronunciation[]
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Verb[]
Template:Fr-verb
- (transitive) to raise, to lift
- Template:Reflexive to rise
- Template:Reflexive to get up (out of bed)
- Je me lève, je me lave.
- I get up, I wash.
- Je me lève, je me lave.
Antonyms[]
- (to raise): baisser
- (to rise): s'abaisser
- (to get up): se coucher, s'allonger
Related terms[]
- levage m.
- levant, Levant, Levantin m.
- levé
- lève
- lève-Dieu
- levée
- se lever
- lever du soleil
- lève-tard
- leveur m.
- levure
Conjugation[]
Template:Fr-conj-e-er
Noun[]
Lever m. (plural Levers)
- the act of getting up in the morning
- Template:Rfc-sense the morning ritual, extremely elaborated in Versailles
Anagrams[]
- eelrv,
- lèvre
Hungarian[]
Etymology[]
Template:Hu-prefix
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /ˈlɛvɛr/
- Hyphenation: le‧ver
Verb[]
Lever
- (transitive) To knock down
Latin[]
Verb[]
lēver
- first-person singular present Template:Conjugation tag pass subjunctive of lēvō.
Middle English[]
Adverb[]
Lever
- (obsolete) Rather.
- For him was lever have at his bed's head
Twenty bookes, clad in black or red,
. . . Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie. —The Cantebury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer - But lever than this worldés good
She would have wist how that it stood —Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins, John Gower.
- For him was lever have at his bed's head
Norwegian[]
Etymology 1[]
Germanic, cognate with liver, Dutch lever, German Leber, Swedish lever
Noun[]
Template:No-noun-m2
- (anatomy) A liver
Etymology 2[]
Verb form[]
lever
- present tense of leve
Old French[]
Etymology[]
Latin lēvō
Verb[]
Lever
- to lift (up)
Descendants[]
- French: lever
Swedish[]
Template:Sv-noun
Pronunciation[]
audio noicon (file)
Etymology 1[]
Germanic, cognate with liver, Dutch lever, German Leber, Norwegian lever
Noun[]
lever
- (anatomy) A liver
Etymology 2[]
Verb form[]
lever
- present tense of leva
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