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View synonyms for pinch bar

pinch bar

noun

  1. a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.


pinch bar

noun

  1. a crowbar with a lug formed on it to provide a fulcrum
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinch bar1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

He picked up a pinch bar from a nearby tool rack and drove its end through the glass as he spoke the words.

He pushed backward from the desk and stopped to grab the stolen pinch bar off the floor.

With a pinch bar from a nearby tool rack, he wrecked the controls and generating mechanisms beyond recognition.

He crashed to the floor plates an inert heap and the Earth man recovered the pinch bar.

He held his breath and closed his eyes as he slammed the gate and wedged it with the pinch bar he still carried.

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