Definitions for crowbarˈkroʊˌbɑr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
crow•barˈkroʊˌbɑr(n.)
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
crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar(noun)
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
Wiktionary
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.
crowbar(Noun)
An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
crowbar(Noun)
A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.
crowbar(Verb)
To use force to move something
Webster Dictionary
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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