vivuta — meaning in English

English meaning

• lever noun A rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point, used to lift or move something with less effort.
• pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.

Senses

vivuta is used for these senses in English:

• lever (transitive) To move with a lever.
• pry To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.

lever — full definition

1. noun A rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point, used to lift or move something with less effort.
2. noun A handle or bar used to operate a mechanism.
3. verb To move or force something using a lever, literally or figuratively.

pry — full definition

1. verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
2. verb To force something open or lever it apart using a tool.
3. noun A tool used for levering something open, such as a crowbar.

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