crowbar Definition
crow·bar (krō′bär′)
noun
a long metal bar, usually with a bent, often forked, wedge-shaped end, used as a lever for prying, etc.
Etymology: from the pointed end's resemblance to a crow's beak
crowbar Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: Wear gloves when using a crowbar to avoid blisters.
- get: A 'closed shackle ' type is best, as thieves cannot get a crowbar through the shackle to break it.
- take: We took the crowbar to Candy's Calamity which is near Shatter Pot.
- need: When the council came to modernize the kitchen they needed a crowbar to get it out.
- have: I'll get a phrasebook with " My toothache appears to have returned, do you have a crowbar you could hit me with?
- leave: Beware of leaving crowbars on a slope where they may slide or roll down.
Adjective modifier
- long: Somehow I used the 2 foot long crowbar in a passage less than a foot high to lever off a lump of rock.
- giant: Again, the fight is the same, only fish with giant crowbars will try to hit you.
Preposition: through
shackle: A " closed shackle " type is best, as thieves cannot get the likes of a crowbar through the shackle to break it.
Browse dictionary entries near crowbar
- ‹ crow's-nest
- ‹ crow's-foot
- ‹ crow
- ‹ crouton
- ‹ croustade
- ‹ crouse
- ‹ croupier
- ‹ croup
- ‹ crouch
- ‹ crotonic acid
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- Crowley, ›
- Crowley, (Edward) Aleister ›
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