crowbar
English
Etymology
From crow (“crow (bird)" also "metal lever, crowbar”) + bar, probably because the forked end looks like a crow's foot.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/
Noun
A crowbar
crowbar (plural crowbars)
- 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.
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Derived terms
Translations
iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart
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Verb
crowbar (third-person singular simple present crowbars, present participle crowbarring, simple past and past participle crowbarred)
- (transitive) To use force to move. To prise.
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