lever

Noun

• a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock

• a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

• a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

Verb

• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
  • The burglar jimmied the lock: Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  lever tumbler , pry , prise , prize , jimmy