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crowbar

[ kroh-bahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also called crow. a steel bar, usually flattened and slightly bent at one or both ends, used as a lever.

, crow·barred, crow·bar·ring.

to pry open, loosen, etc., with a crowbar:
We had to crowbar a window to get in.

crowbar

/ ˈkrəʊˌbɑː /

Origin of crowbar¹

1740–50, Americanism; crow ¹ + bar ¹; so called because one end was beak-shaped

When a regular ol’ crowbar won’t do, clamp its 2-inch claw around a recalcitrant board to wrench it loose.

“One swipe with a crowbar and he would have been down,” Sasha said.

How can he have a crowbar with him when he gets to the warehouse?

Considering you would need a crowbar to pry them apart, it's true that food and wine in France share a special bond.

Abad told the police her mother had struck her with a crowbar.

He stood up, crowbar in hand, and inserted the chisel blade of the implement between the edge of the door and the doorcase.

The Captain quickly lowered his crowbar, and the chest hung over the brink of the abyss.

The Captain threw away his crowbar, for the last chest had fallen in its turn over the precipice.

Every possible hand that could swing a pick or jam a crowbar against grudging ice would be needed up there.

The men nodded, and the younger stepped forward, raised his crowbar, and dealt a tremendous blow on the upper panel.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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