LEVER LOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lever lock mean? 

• LEVER LOCK (noun)
  The noun LEVER LOCK has 1 sense:

1. a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move

  Familiarity information: LEVER LOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEVER LOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lever lock" is a kind of...):

lock (a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)

Meronyms (parts of "lever lock"):

lever; lever tumbler (a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock)