compound lever

Other forms: compound levers

Definitions of compound lever

1. noun

   a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
   types:

   nutcracker

   a compound lever used to crack nuts open

   pair of pliers, pliers, plyers

   a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws

   pair of scissors, scissors

   an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

   clipper

   scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural)

   locking pliers

   pliers that can be locked in place

   needlenose pliers

   small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work

   pump-type pliers

   a type of pliers

   rib joint pliers

   a type of pliers

   shears

   large scissors with strong blades

   slip-joint pliers

   pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws

   snuffers

   scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick

   type of:

   lever

   a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum