control stick vs lever

control stick and lever both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
control stick	Yes	No	No	No
lever	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lever is a hypernym of control stick; that is, lever is a word with a broader meaning than control stick:

control stick: a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
lever: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

control stick (noun)	lever (noun)
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane	a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
	a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
	a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

control stick (verb)	lever (verb)
	to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open