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lever verb. M19.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Apply a lever; work with a lever. M19.
verb trans. Lift, push, or otherwise move with or as with a lever; move or raise (oneself, another) awkwardly or with difficulty. Also, bring into a specified condition by or as by applying a lever. L19.
C. Mackenzie Joseph..levered up the lid..with a chisel. A. MacLean I levered Smithy into a sitting position.