Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull a lever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l a lever
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, lever.

verb

To vote.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

In reference to older voting machines where a lever was pulled to vote for each candidate choice.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulls a lever (present, singular) pulling a lever (participle, present) pulled a lever (participle, past) pulled a lever (past)

Questions

What does pull a lever mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, lever.
Where does pull a lever come from?
In reference to older voting machines where a lever was pulled to vote for each candidate choice.

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