crowbar

/ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

open, similar, under, used

VERB + CROWBAR

board, box, claw, crate, grabbed, killed, need, raised

CROWBAR + NOUN

nailhead, pry, something, toolbox

PREP.

in, in, out, with

noun

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.

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

To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.

He crowbarred the door open.

noun — a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

He crowbarred the door open.

Wiktionary

He pried open the locked door with a crowbar.

Tatoeba · #301743

Tom's head was smashed in with a crowbar or something similar.

Tatoeba · #1922103

Tom wedged the claw of the crowbar under the nailhead and pulled out the nail.

Tatoeba · #1922104

Tom used a crowbar to pry open the lid of the crate.

Tatoeba · #1922105

Tom tried to pry open the box with a crowbar.

Tatoeba · #1922106

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