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Lever — Lev er (l[=e] v[ e]r), a. [Old compar. of leve or lief.] More agreeable; more pleasing. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {To be lever than}. See {Had as lief}, under {Had}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lever-action — is a type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area (often including the trigger guard itself) to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is worked. One of the most famous lever action… … Wikipedia
lever — Ⅰ. lever UK US /ˈliːvər/ US /ˈlevər/ noun [C] ► a bar or handle which moves around a fixed point, so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled in order to control a machine or move a heavy object: »Lower the lever to lock the machine into place … Financial and business terms
Lever — Lev er, adv. Rather. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] For lever had I die than see his deadly face. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lever — In physics, a lever (from French lever , to raise , c.f. a levant ) is a rigid object that is used with an appropriate fulcrum or point to multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another object.This is also termed mechanical… … Wikipedia
Lever escapement — The lever escapement is a key component of the typical movement found in most mechanical wristwatches, pocket watches and many small mechanical non pendulum clocks. The invention of the lever escapement is attributed to Thomas Mudge, and its… … Wikipedia
Lever frame — Mechanical railway signalling installations rely on lever frames for their operation to interlock the signals and points to allow the safe operation of trains in the area the signals control. Located in the signal box, the levers are operated by… … Wikipedia
lever — /lev euhr, lee veuhr/, n. 1. Mech. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third. Cf. machine (def. 4b). 2. a means or agency of persuading or of achieving an end:… … Universalium
lever — [[t]li͟ːvə(r); AM also le̱v [/t]] levers, levering, levered 1) N COUNT A lever is a handle or bar that is attached to a piece of machinery and which you push or pull in order to operate the machinery. → See also gear lever Push the tiny lever on… … English dictionary
Lever Brothers — and his brother, James.In 1885 they bought a small soap works in Warrington. Using glycerin and vegetable oils such as palm oil, rather than tallow, to manufacture soap, they produced a good, free lathering soap, called Sunlight Soap , at a rate… … Wikipedia
