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crow·bar  (krbär)
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).

[crow + bar.]
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crowbar

crowbar [ˈkrəʊˌbɑː]
n
(Engineering / Tools) a heavy iron lever with one pointed end, and one forged into a wedge shape
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crowbarcrowbar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
jim crow - a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
jemmy, jimmy - a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
Translations
crowbar [ˈkrəʊbɑːʳ] Npalanca f

crowbar [ˈkrəʊbɑːr] nlevier m, pince f à levier

crowbar [ˈkrəʊbɑːʳ] npiede m di porco
crowbar [ˈkrəʊbɑːʳ] npiede m di porco

crowbar
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


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