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2009
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lev·er
/ ˈlevər; ˈlēvər/
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n.
a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.
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a projecting arm or handle that is moved to operate a mechanism:
she pulled a lever at the base of the cage.
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a means of exerting pressure on someone to act in a particular way:
rich countries increasingly use foreign aid as a lever to promote political pluralism.
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v. [tr.]
lift or move with a lever:
she levered the lid off the pot with a screwdriver.
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move (someone or something) with a concerted physical effort:
she levered herself up against the pillows.
∎ [intr.]
use a lever:
the men got hold of the coffin and levered at it with crowbars.
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Lever longevity: choosing the right lever trim for the application.(Security)
Magazine article from: Doors and Hardware; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...you. Types of lever trim A wide variety of levers are available that...match that of a lever forged or cast...steel. While some levers have been promoted...Remember that not all levers are created equal...demands a strong lever, check the construction...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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LEVER, SON MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 8/27/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...kept a secret. Her son would watch Fat Lever play basketball on television, and she...school) yearbook that was signed by (Lever) and there was a basketball card of him...to say the least.'' Lupe Pedroza and Lever, who played in the NBA from 1982 to...
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Lever Brothers announces start of nationwide program to use recycled plastics in laundry product bottles.
PR Newswire; 7/19/1990; 700+ words
; LEVER BROTHERS ANNOUNCES START OF NATIONWIDE PROGRAM...BOTTLES NEW YORK, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Lever Brothers Company has begun to incorporate...leading laundry product brands. In June, Lever Brothers began filling bottles that contain...
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Lever to retire from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Newspaper article from: Missouri Lawyers Media; 8/14/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...serving the poor and underprivileged, Ann B. Lever is retiring from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Lever began working for LSEM while still in law...then LSEM's executive director, promoted Lever to the position of director of legal education...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Lever shines in new role.(Sports)(UO men: No longer a starter, the senior guard has made the most of his last season and been a big contributor.)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 2/15/2002; 700+ words
; ...Register-Guard Sports Editor Anthony Lever's final season of college basketball...expectations. Don't underestimate the role Lever has played in that, and hopefully the...individual agendas, it almost seems as though Lever was somehow chosen to show another way...
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Lever-action rifles come out of the woods
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 10/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...thick. Pennsylvania deer hunters used lever-action rifles or slide- action (pumps...deer for years. Those original pumps and lever-action rifles were chambered for short...long shots. Many claim that pumps and lever-action rifles are not accurate. Pumps...
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Lever Brothers agrees to use fifty percent capacity of new plastics recycling facility in own bottles. (plastic bottle recycling)
PR Newswire; 8/9/1990; 700+ words
; ...FOR RELEASE AT 10 A.M. EDT, TODAY/ LEVER BROTHERS AGREES TO USE FIFTY PERCENT CAPACITY...bottle plastics recycling a reality, Lever Brothers Company today announced that it...annually in its household product bottles. Lever Brothers' agreement with Sonoco Graham...
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Senior Lever-age: Oregon guard consistent in face of adversity
News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/15/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...EUGENE, Ore. -- You can't throw Anthony Lever a changeup. He's like a veteran hitter...far too many. Change is nothing new to Lever, the elder statesman of the Oregon men's basketball team. Since high school, Lever has exchanged uniforms like a chameleon...
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Gaining leverage over vandalism.(lever locks)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Doors and Hardware; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...locks operated by lever handles rather than...leverage and grip, levers make it easier to...Simultaneously, levers increase the amount...applied to a locked lever handle during vandalism...manually reset the levers once they drop into...application of force on the lever handle. This ...
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 "Field & Stream (West ed.)")
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Return of the Lever.(Rifles)(Column)
Magazine article from: Field & Stream (West ed.); 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the first of the lever's virtues: It...when neglected. Levers came in all shapes...LIMITATIONS Of course, the lever rifle had its drawbacks...cartridges, for which levers were originally chambered...along with it, the lever action lost ground...bolt gun. The old levers could not ...
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lever
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...boasted, having the lever in mind, that given...Classification and Application of Levers In the use of a small...overcome a large one the lever finds its many common...known as first-class levers. The fulcrum may also...located at one end of the lever, with the effort applied...
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Lever Brothers Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Lever Brothers Company 390 Park Avenue New York...Dried and Dehydrated Fruits, Vegetables Lever Brothers Company is one of the largest manufacturers...detergents; and Caress, Dove, Lifebuoy, and Lever 2000 soaps. Lever Brothers is a subsidiary...
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Hindustan Lever Limited
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Hindustan Lever Limited Hindustan Lever House 165/166 Backbay Reclamation Mumbai 400 020 India Telephone...and Blending; 325620 Toilet Preparation Manufacturing Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) is India's leading consumer goods supplier...
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Lever Food Control Act
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
LEVER FOOD CONTROL ACT The Lever Food Control Act of 1917 authorized the president to regulate the...of World War I (1914 – 1918). Popularly known as the Lever Act, the law also empowered the president to nationalize certain...
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Highfield lever
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Highfield lever, a form of hand-operated lever used aboard early Bermudan-rigged yachts as a rapid method...end of the backstay wire was led to a block which slid along a lever pivoted above deck so that the lever worked in a fore-and...
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