Difference between turn-page-page-stock-stock-lever and lever
Definitions
noun
- a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum
- a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
- a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
verb
- to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
Examples
It was a brave gamble, a bid for power, by an ambitious, clever and canny politician who saw his career facing a premature end.
The currency fund can be leveraged up to five times the value of its underlying assets.
The demographic argument is a favorite of clever rejectionists.