Definitions for crowbarˈkroʊˌbɑr

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

crow•barˈkroʊˌbɑr(n.)

  1. a steel bar, usu. flattened and slightly bent at one or both ends, used as a lever.

    Category: Building Trades

Origin of crowbar:

1740–50, Amer.; so called because one end was beak-shaped

Princeton's WordNet

  1. crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar(noun)

    a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Wiktionary

  1. crowbar(Noun)

    An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

  2. crowbar(Noun)

    An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.

  3. crowbar(Noun)

    A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.

  4. crowbar(Verb)

    To use force to move something

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crowbar(noun)

    a bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever


Translations for crowbar

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

crowbar(noun)

a large iron stake with a bend at the end, used to lift heavy stones etc.

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