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lever

 
 
/ˈliːvər/ US   /ˈlevər/ noun [C]

Definition

HANDLE a handle that you push or pull to make a machine work
LIFTING a long bar that you use to lift or move something by pressing one end
(Definition of lever noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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