crowbar
[ kroh-bahr ]
/ ˈkroʊˌbɑr /
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noun
Also 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.
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crowbar
/ (ˈkrəʊˌbɑː) /
noun
a heavy iron lever with one pointed end, and one forged into a wedge shape
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