crowbar
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crowbar
- /ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From crow (“crow (bird)" also "metal lever, crowbar”) + bar, probably because the forked end looks like a crow's foot.
noun crowbars
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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.
Similar: wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy, pinchbar, nail bar
- An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
- A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.
verb crowbars · crowbarring · crowbarred
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To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.
He crowbarred the door open.
Similar: crow, pry, prise / prize
Translations
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noun iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart
| Español | pie de cabra, pata de cabra, palanqueta, barreta, palanca, diablo |
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| 한국어 | 노루발못뽑이 norubalmotppobi, 빠루 pparu, 크로우바 keurouba, 쇠지레 soejire |
| 日本語 | 鉄梃 kanateko, バール bāru, バー bā |
| 中文 | 撬棍 qiàogùn, 鐵撬 /铁撬 tiěqiào, 撬杠 qiàogàng, 鐵挺 /铁挺 tiětǐng |
| हिन्दी | सब्बल sabbal, खनती khantī, रंभा rambhā, अधिपारक adhipārak |
| Kiswahili | mtaimbo |
| Português | pé de cabra |
| Français | pied-de-biche, pince-monseigneur |
| Deutsch | Brechstange, Brecheisen, Hebeeisen, Nageleisen, Kuhfuß, Geißfuß |
| Italiano | piede di porco, palanchino, levachiodi, cavachiodi |
| Ελληνικά | λοστός lostós |
| Română | rangă |
| Русский | лом lom, ло́мик lómik, гвоздодёр gvozdodjór, фо́мка fómka, ло́мтик lómtik |
| Tiếng Việt | xà beng |
| العربية | عَتَلَة ʕatala |
| עברית | לום lom |
verb to force to move, usually with a crowbar
| Español | apalancar, palanquear |
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Talk about this word "crowbar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crowbar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. crowbar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crowbar "crowbar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crowbar.Cite this
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title = {crowbar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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