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Synonyms for lever

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for lever

a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

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to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

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The researchers developed a computer simulation, in which digital rodents were given a choice of two levers, one of which was associated with the chance of getting a reward.
Farm machines are full of levers. For example, everyone knows that the cutter bar on a horse-drawn mower is raised by a lever, but how about the eveners that equalize the load between the two horses pulling the thing?
Credit Suisse analyst John Pitzer reminded investors in a research note that he previously argued that three levers Broadcom could pull to unlock value include using excess free cash flow for share repurchases, report earnings per share inclusive of SBC and hosting an analyst day at least once every other year.
LAHORE -- Special levers will be installed to protect the cotton crop from the pink bollworm attack in Punjab.
In "High-Growth Levers: How the Turnaround Mindset Propels Your Company", leading corporate strategist Mark Faust proves that your business can see positive growth with the application of action plans like assessing pressures and trends and defining the culture of your company.
According to details, Waqar Khan, a local resident has lodged an application with Director General (DG) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) saying that Umer Shahab, leader of gang along with other colleagues including Khawaja Ismail, Khawaja Saqib, Taufiq Umer and Salim Mughal has established a Crown Health Center in Rawalpindi and levers of common people are taken while cheating them.
The first things you notice about this saw are the large metal bevel and height-adjust levers. They're very comfortable to use and add a quality feel to the saw.
Five Levers to Improve Learning: How to Prioritize for Powerful Results in Your School
1978; Pliskoff and Fetterman 1981; Stubbs and Pliskoff 1969); (b) a barrier was placed between two keys, forcing pigeons to jump over it when alternating keys (Baum 1982); and (c) rats climbed barriers of different heights, travelling back and forth between two levers that provided food according to concurrent random interval schedules (Aparicio 2001).
These efforts have led to alternative wheelchair designs, including those that utilize push levers for propulsion rather than hand rims.
Alan Levers, 50, was believed to be wearing a gas mask and carrying an imitation gun when he stormed into the Ladbrokes branch on Crownhill Road in Plymouth, Devon, shortly before 7pm on Friday night.
1 -- Sargent Manufacturing, provider of locksets, cylinders, door closers and related products, has introduced new decorative levers.
During the vehicle manufacturing process, workers noticed that some of the levers in their parts bins were silver or aluminum gray rather than the normal gold or bronze color.