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crow·bar
(krō′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).
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crowbar
(ˈkrəʊˌbɑː)n
(Tools) a heavy iron lever with one pointed end, and one forged into a wedge shape
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crow•bar
(ˈkroʊˌbɑr)n.
a steel bar, usu. flattened and slightly bent at one or both ends, used as a lever.
[1740–50, Amer.; so called because one end was beak-shaped]
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Noun | 1. | crowbar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge jim crow - a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
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Translations
مُخُل، عَتَلـة حَديديّـه
sochor
brækjernkobenløftestang
sorkkarauta
emelõrúd
kúbein
palanchinopiede di porco
dalbalaužtuvas
lauznis
páčidlosochor
kofot
manivelâ
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crowbar
(ˈkrəubaː) noun a large iron stake with a bend at the end, used to lift heavy stones etc.
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