0 a handle or stick you pull to operate a machine -- spak [ masculine ]
1 an object you force underneath sth heavy in order to lift it -- vektstang [ masculine ]
They used a stick for a lever. De brukte en kjepp som vektstang.
2 a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights -- spett, løftestang, jekk
3 a bar or handle for operating a machine etc -- spak, stang
This is the lever that switches on the power.
4 to move with or as if with a lever -- jekke, vippe
As we select for more forceful presses, the presses continue to vary in force, but the average lever press becomes more forceful.
The procedures for the cup - switch - lever and switch - lever - cup conditions differed only in the following respects.
The time from light onset to lever press (causing light offset) was documented by computer and taken to be the stimulus duration.
This restoration happens because of the excess weight of the lever to the right of the point of support.
I hope that this little book may be the lever that achieves the funding and inspires the tackling of the task.
Clearly, the extent and quality of forest cover is a potential policy lever, and we present details on this measure.
The animal had easy access to the lever and food plate.
The most obvious policy ' lever ' suggested by this study for increasing the access of the poor to more remunerative wage labour is rural formal education.