foot lever vs lever

foot lever and lever both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foot lever	Yes	No	No	No
lever	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

foot lever (noun)	lever (noun)
a lever that is operated with the foot	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

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