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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Origin of crowbar

1740–50, Americanism;crow¹ + bar¹; so called because one end was beak-shaped

Words nearby crowbar

croûte, crouton, Crouzon's disease, crow, crowbait, crowbar, crowberry, crow-bill, crow blackbird, crowboot, crowd

How to use crowbar in a sentence

When a regular ol’ crowbar won’t do, clamp its 2-inch claw around a recalcitrant board to wrench it loose.
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“One swipe with a crowbar and he would have been down,” Sasha said.
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How can he have a crowbar with him when he gets to the warehouse?
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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.
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He stood up, crowbar in hand, and inserted the chisel blade of the implement between the edge of the door and the doorcase.
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The Captain quickly lowered his crowbar, and the chest hung over the brink of the abyss.
The Border Rifles|Gustave Aimard
The Captain threw away his crowbar, for the last chest had fallen in its turn over the precipice.
The Border Rifles|Gustave Aimard
Every possible hand that could swing a pick or jam a crowbar against grudging ice would be needed up there.
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The men nodded, and the younger stepped forward, raised his crowbar, and dealt a tremendous blow on the upper panel.
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British Dictionary definitions for crowbar

crowbar

/ (ˈkrəʊˌbɑː) /

noun

a heavy iron lever with one pointed end, and one forged into a wedge shape

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