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lever (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “lever”

Sg. lever, Pl. levers
  1. Hebel
    He used a lever to lift the heavy stone.
  2. Druckmittel
    The manager used the threat of cutting bonuses as a lever to make the team work overtime.
  3. Hebel (an einer Maschine)
    Pull the lever to start the engine.

Verb “lever”

Infinitiv lever; er levers; Prät. levered; Part. levered; Ger. levering
  1. hebeln
    They levered the lid off the container.
  2. hebeln (im Finanzwesen)
    The firm levered up to finance its new project.