crow·bar (kr  bär )n. A straight bar of iron or steel, with the working end shaped like a chisel and often slightly bent and forked, used as a lever. tr.v. crow·barred, crow·bar·ring, crow·bars To extract, remove, or insert forcibly: "[The newsmagazines] can crowbar stories in as late as Sunday and still be out on Monday" (Edwin Diamond). |   |
crowbar [ˈkrəʊˌbɑː]
n
(Engineering / Tools) a heavy iron lever with one pointed end, and one forged into a wedge shape
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n crowbar [ˈkrəubaː]
a large iron stake with a bend at the end, used to lift heavy stones etc. koevoet, breekyster مُخُل، عَتَلـة حَديديّـه барамина sochor brækjern; løftestang das Stemmeisen λοστός palanca sõrgkang دیلم sorkkarauta levier לוֹם बोझ उठाने की डण्डी, लोह दंड željezna poluga emelőrúd linggis kúbein palanchino かなてこ 쇠지렛대 dalba, laužtuvas lauznis alabangka koevoet brekkjern, kubein, spett łom pé-de-cabra rangă аншпуг sochor vzvod poluga kofot, bräckjärn ชะแลง manivelâ 鐵撬 лом سبل، گدالا xà beng 撬棍
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