crowbar

[kroh-bahr]

noun

1. Also called crow. a steel bar, usually flattened and slightly bent at one or both ends, used as a lever.

verb (used with object)

crowbarred, crowbarring 

1. to pry open, loosen, etc., with a crowbar.

   We had to crowbar a window to get in.

crowbar

/ ˈkrəʊˌbɑː /

noun

1. a heavy iron lever with one pointed end, and one forged into a wedge shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of crowbar¹

1740–50, crow ¹ + bar ¹; so called because one end was beak-shaped

Example Sentences

Palestine Action, which posted the footage online, also said the activists had also used crowbars to damage the planes.

From BBC

Britain's decision to recognise Palestine is a diplomatic crowbar to try to reopen it.

From BBC

The group said activists used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray the paint and caused "further damage" using crowbars.

From BBC

It also said they caused "further damage" using crowbars - though this is not visible in the bodycam footage it provided.

From BBC

The men used a crowbar to break in, the indictment said, but fled before making off with anything.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chisel 
• lever