Synonyms for levered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lev-er, lee-ver |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv ər, ˈli vər |
Top 10 synonyms for levered Other synonyms for the word levered
- bring up
- disjoin
- divide
- elevate
- elicit
- erect
- exalt
- extort
- force
- heave
- hike
- hoist
- hold up
- jimmy
- jump
- lever
- lift
- lift up
- mount
- move
- move up
- open
- pick up
- place up
- press
- prize
- pry
- pull up
- push
- put on its end
- put up
- raise
- rear
- run up
- separate
- set upright
- shove
- stand up
- take up
- tear
- throw up
- tilt
- turn
- turn out
- twist
- up
- upcast
- upheave
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
- wring
Définition of levered
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French levier (Modern French leveur) "a lifter, a lever," agent noun from lever "to raise," from Latin levare "to raise," from levis "light" in weight, from PIE root *legwh- "light, having little weight; easy, agile, nimble" (cf. Sanskrit laghuh "quick, small;" Greek elakhys "small," elaphros "light;" Old Church Slavonic liguku, Lithuanian lengvas "light;" Old Irish laigiu "smaller, worse;" Gothic leihts, Old English leoht "light" (adj.)). As a verb, 1856, from the noun.
- As in pry : verb force or break open
- As in raise : verb lift; build from the ground
- As in jimmy : verb pry open
- As in jack : verb raise
- He levered onto his side, a joint at a time, and began to climb the beam.
- Extract from : « A Matter of Proportion » by Anne Walker
- My popularity has levered those two poor little pictures off.
- Extract from : « An Autobiography » by Elizabeth Butler
- He levered another cartridge into the chamber and fired again.
- Extract from : « The Caves of Fear » by John Blaine
- The driver did as he was bade willingly enough, and Haigh nipped down and levered out the stone with his knife.
- Extract from : « The Recipe for Diamonds » by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
- I reached the chart table, almost falling over my leaden feet, seized a short permal T-square, and levered the cover up.
- Extract from : « Greylorn » by John Keith Laumer
- Ruthven levered himself out of his chair, his solid bulk stretching his uniform coveralls.
- Extract from : « The Defiant Agents » by Andre Alice Norton
- Travis drew a deep breath which was almost a sob, levered himself up on one elbow to stare intently down into the enemy camp.
- Extract from : « The Defiant Agents » by Andre Alice Norton
- It was Rodman, too, who before the game had discovered and levered away a small boulder, hidden near one of the goal posts.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High » by Leslie W. Quirk
- He levered the bolts into place and spun the expensive combination lock.
- Extract from : « Brown John's Body » by Winston Marks
- This boat had a high and heavy boiler, which made the work harder, as it levered her down.
- Extract from : « On Yachts and Yacht Handling » by Thomas Fleming Day
Antonyms for levered
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