leverage-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: exert power or influence on for a gain

Examples:
Can you leverage the power of the media to market your blog?
Microsoft looks to leverage the FAST Track Enterprise Search.
Small businesses can now leverage the Web.
Do you leverage the brand or does the brand leverage you?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 2: use an amount of money to gain a higher return

Examples:
Cabrera said the key will be to plan well and leverage the money.
MDL had leveraged 26 times the amount of money the bureau had
committed to the fund.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: leverage.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: pry something up

Examples:
He leveraged the door off the wounded man.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM