nnoun.artifacta rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrumDerivationally Related Form:lever
Hypernyms:bar
Inherited Hypernyms:leverbarimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cant dogcompound levercontrol stickcrowbardog hookfoot leverfoot pedalgun triggerhand throttlejoystickkeypeaveypeavypedalpinch barprypry barripping barrocker armspark leversticktappettillertire irontire tooltreadletriggervalve rockerwrecking bar
Part Meronyms:fulcrum
Full Hyponyms:acceleratorbackspace keybrake pedalcant hookclipperclutchcompound levercontrol keycrowbargun triggerhair triggerhand throttlejim crowjimmykeylocking pliersneedlenose pliersnutcrackerpeaveypedalpinch barplierspruning shearspump-type pliersreturn keyrib joint pliersripping barrocker armscissorssecateursshearsshift keyslip-joint plierssnipssnufferssoft pedalspace barspark leversticksustaining pedaltab keytappettelegraph keythinning shearstillertire iron
nnoun.artifacta simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrumDerivationally Related Form:lever
Hypernyms:machine simple machine
Inherited Hypernyms:levermachinemechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta flat metal tumbler in a lever lockSynset:lever tumbler
Part Holonyms:lever lock
Hypernyms:tumbler
Inherited Hypernyms:levertumblerobstructionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactto move or force, especially in an effort to get something openSynset:jimmy prise prize pry
Examples:- The burglar jimmied the lock
- Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
Derivationally Related Form:pryleverleveragejimmy
Hypernyms:open open up
Inherited Hypernyms:pryopen
Entailment:loose loosen
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP