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[ kroh-bahr ] / ˈkroʊˌbɑr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crowbar ON THESAURUS.COM
nounAlso called crow. a steel bar, usually flattened and slightly bent at one or both ends, used as a lever. verb (used with object), crow·barred, crow·bar·ring.to pry open, loosen, etc., with a crowbar: We had to crowbar a window to get in. Origin of crowbar1740–50, Americanism;crow1 + bar1; so called because one end was beak-shaped Words nearby crowbarcroûte, crouton, Crouzon's disease, crow, crowbait, crowbar, crowberry, crow-bill, crow blackbird, crowboot, crowd Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crowbar“One swipe with a crowbar and he would have been down,” Sasha said. I Heard About the Latest Crazed Shooter While I Watched the World Cup with Guys He Almost Killed|Daniel Genis|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST How can he have a crowbar with him when he gets to the warehouse? How to Write Groundhog Day: 10 Rules for Screenwriters|Danny Rubin|October 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST Considering you would need a crowbar to pry them apart, it's true that food and wine in France share a special bond. All Hail the French Meal|Amelia Smith|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST Abad told the police her mother had struck her with a crowbar. The Murder Mystery Rocking Miami|Gerald Posner|February 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
And then, do you see me walking about with a crowbar in my hand? How about that crowbar an' steel cable then, what you had on your sled the other night? A young man wearing a windbreaker jacket and awkwardly holding a crowbar spoke first. The Mystery of Jockey Hollow|Cleo Garis It was as if a slab of rock fitted roughly into grooves had first been lifted, and had then fallen heavily on to the crowbar. It Happened in Egypt|C. N. Williamson Insert a crowbar under the glass that covers the man and lift it carefully away. The Buttoned Sky|Geoff St. Reynard
British Dictionary definitions for crowbar
nouna heavy iron lever with one pointed end, and one forged into a wedge shape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crowbarlever, chisel, extract, jimmy, pry, remove |