lever
noun
a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
was levering
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past progressiveof lever.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was levering an alternator in place to adjust the belt when his wrench slipped and whacked him on the head.
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