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| ball cock |
a device used to regulate the supply of water in a tank or toilet, consisting of a lever connected to a floating ball that shuts a valve when raised and opens it when lowered. |
| cant hook |
a blunt-tipped wooden lever with a movable metal hook near the lower end, used in handling logs; peavey. |
| capstan bar |
a pole inserted in and used as a lever to turn a capstan. |
| clutch1 |
the lever, pedal, or the like that activates such a device. [1/9 definitions] |
| crank |
a device that moves things in a circle. Cranks have a lever attached at a right angle to the end of an arm that moves in a circle. Cranks are turned by hand or by another arm that connects to the lever. [1/4 definitions] |
| crowbar |
a heavy steel bar or rod, often with a flattened and bent end, that is designed to be used as a lever. |
| fulcrum |
the point of support on which a lever turns. |
| gear lever |
(chiefly British) a lever used to change the arrangement of gears, esp. in an automobile transmission; gearshift. |
| gearshift |
a lever used to change gears in a car, truck, or other motor vehicle. |
| gear stick |
the British word for the lever used to change gears in a car, truck, or other motor vehicle. "Gear stick" has the same meaning as "gearshift." |
| helm |
a wheel or lever used for steering a ship. |
| jack |
a device for lifting a heavy object a short distance by means of a lever. [1/5 definitions] |
| key1 |
a button or lever on a machine or musical instrument that, when pressed, performs a function. [1/8 definitions] |
| lever |
a basic tool used to lift or pry things open. A crowbar is one type of lever. [1/2 definitions] |
| leverage |
the type of action that a lever has. [2/5 definitions] |
| machine |
a basic mechanical device, such as a lever or pulley, designed to apply force or power to perform a task; simple machine. [1/6 definitions] |
| pawl |
a pivoting lever or tongue, or a sliding bolt, that is made to catch in the notches of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion or assist forward motion. |
| peavey |
a heavy wooden lever that has a metal hook at the end, used in handling logs. |
| pedal |
a lever pushed by the foot to run or control a machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| pendulum |
a weight hung on a long cord, wire, or lever so that it swings back and forth. Pendulums are used to control the movements of some clocks. |
| prise |
to move or open with, or as if with, a lever; pry. [2/3 definitions] |
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