"pull a lever" meaning in All languages combined

See pull a lever on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pulls a lever [present, singular, third-person], pulling a lever [participle, present], pulled a lever [participle, past], pulled a lever [past]
Etymology: In reference to older voting machines where a lever was pulled to vote for each candidate choice. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull a lever (third-person singular simple present pulls a lever, present participle pulling a lever, simple past and past participle pulled a lever)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, lever.
    Sense id: en-pull_a_lever-en-verb-Bjsxhe8S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To vote. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-pull_a_lever-en-verb-LmK5wlqO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007, Mark Crispin Miller, Fooled Again:",
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        "(idiomatic, transitive) To vote."
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