Move a lever to get lift (8)
I believe the answer is:
elevator
'lift' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'move a lever to' is the wordplay.
'move' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'moved' mean this).
'a'+'lever'+'to'='aleverto'
'aleverto' anagrammed gives 'ELEVATOR'.
'get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for elevator that I've seen before include "may give you a lift" , "North American lift" , "it's uplifting" , "US lift" , "Farm herd" .)