0 a bar or handle that moves around a fixed point, so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled in order to control the operation of a machine or move a heavy or stiff object
1 something you use, often unfairly, to try to persuade someone to do what you want
2 to move a bar or handle around a fixed point, so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled in order to control the operation of a machine or move a heavy or stiff object:
3 to change a situation in order to suit yourself, often using unfair methods:
4 a handle that you move to control the operation of a machine:
5 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:
6 something you use to try to persuade someone to do what you want or to get the result you want:
7 to try to persuade someone to do what you want, or try to get a particular result:
lever sb into (doing) sth But the government has not allowed the market to lever employers into that position.
She thrust back the bright patchwork quilt and levered herself to a sitting position.
She was allowed to lever him out of the job he enjoyed so much.
The team need to lever themselves a little further away from the relegation zone.
He has used his background to lever himself up in his military career.
The bar-press response would not be possible without the presence of the metal lever (bar) that extends into the experimental apparatus.
There seems to be a movement towards nationalism, and often language is a lever in the dispute.
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