Lever (Verb)
Meaning
To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock"; "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The firefighters used force to lever the door open and rescue those trapped inside.
- She struggled to lever the rusty lid off the old paint can.
- The handyman used a screwdriver to lever the tight screws loose.
- It took a lot of strength to lever the heavy boulder off the ancient ruins.
- Raccoons levered the wooden fence boards loose and escaped through the gap.