crowbar
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
Definition of crowbar
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
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.
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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
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(transitive)To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.
“He crowbarred the door open.”
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Etymology
From crow (“crow (bird)" also "metal lever, crowbar”) + bar, probably because the forked end looks like a crow's foot.
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