crowbar
pronunciation
How to pronounce crowbar in British English:
UK [ˈkrəʊbɑ:(r)]
How to pronounce crowbar in American English:
US [ˈkroʊbɑ(r)]
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- Noun:
- a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
Word Origin
- crowbar (n.)
- 1748, with bar (n.1), earlier simply crow (c. 1400); so called from its "beak" or from resemblance to a crow's foot; or possibly it is from crows, from Old French cros, plural of croc "hook."
Example
- 1. I get him back of the head a crowbar .
- 2. On the other side , a crowbar westmoreland slid through the handle acts as a sturdy barricade .
- 3. The team urges westmoreland to hurry up and get through the hole as the crowbar slips through the door handle .
- 4. I pried it loose with a crowbar and hoisted it into the wheelbarrow .
- 5. If the radiator frame is stuck , it can be released carefully by means of a crowbar .