crowbar

Language

English

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crowbar

Etymology

From crow (“crow (bird)" also "metal lever, crowbar”) +‎ barCategory:English compound terms#CROWBAR, probably because the forked end looks like a crow's foot.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/Category:English 2-syllable words#CROWBARCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CROWBAR
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CROWBAR

Noun

A crowbar

crowbar (plural crowbars)Category:English lemmas#CROWBAR Category:English nouns#CROWBAR Category:English countable nouns#CROWBAR Category:English entries with incorrect language header#CROWBAR Category:Pages with entries#CROWBAR Category:Pages with 1 entry#CROWBAR

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.
Synonyms: wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy, pinchbar, nail bar

Hypernyms: prise bar, prybar
An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.

Derived terms

crowbar hotel

Related terms

crowbill

Translations

iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart

Category:Entries with translation boxes#CROWBAR

Afrikaans: koevoetCategory:Terms with Afrikaans translations#CROWBAR
Arabic: عَتَلَة f (ʕatala)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#CROWBAR
Armenian: լինգ (hy) (ling)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#CROWBAR
Azerbaijani: lingCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#CROWBAR
Belarusian: цвікадзёр m (cvikadzjór)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#CROWBAR (nail puller), лом m (lom)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#CROWBAR
Catalan: alçaprem (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#CROWBAR, palanquetaCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#CROWBAR
Cherokee: ᎨᏘᎶᏍᏗ (getilosdi)Category:Terms with Cherokee translations#CROWBAR
Chinese:
Mandarin: 撬棍 (zh) (qiàogùn)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#CROWBAR Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#CROWBAR, 鐵撬 / 铁撬 (zh) (tiěqiào)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#CROWBAR Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#CROWBAR, 撬杠 (zh) (qiàogàng)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#CROWBAR Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#CROWBAR, 鐵挺 / 铁挺 (zh) (tiětǐng)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#CROWBAR Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#CROWBAR
Czech: páčidlo (cs) nCategory:Terms with Czech translations#CROWBAR, pajsr (cs) mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#CROWBAR, pajcr (cs) mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#CROWBAR, sochor (cs) mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#CROWBAR
Danish: koben (da) nCategory:Terms with Danish translations#CROWBAR, brækjern nCategory:Terms with Danish translations#CROWBAR
Dhivehi: އަލަވަންގު (alavan̊gu)Category:Terms with Dhivehi translations#CROWBAR
Dutch: koevoet (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#CROWBAR, breekijzer (nl) nCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#CROWBAR
Esperanto: levstangoCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#CROWBAR
Estonian: sõrgkangCategory:Terms with Estonian translations#CROWBAR
Faroese: kúbein nCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#CROWBAR, kleyv fCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#CROWBAR
Finnish: sorkkarauta (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#CROWBAR
French: pied-de-biche (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#CROWBAR, pince-monseigneur (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#CROWBAR
Georgian: ძალაყინი (ka) (ʒalaq̇ini)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#CROWBAR
German: Brechstange (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#CROWBAR, Brecheisen (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#CROWBAR, Hebeeisen nCategory:Terms with German translations#CROWBAR, Nageleisen nCategory:Terms with German translations#CROWBAR, Kuhfuß mCategory:Terms with German translations#CROWBAR, Geißfuß mCategory:Terms with German translations#CROWBAR
Greek: λοστός (el) m (lostós)Category:Terms with Greek translations#CROWBAR
Ancient Greek: μοχλός m (mokhlós)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#CROWBAR
Gujarati: પારી f (pārī)Category:Terms with Gujarati translations#CROWBAR
Hebrew: לום (he) m (lom)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#CROWBAR
Hindi: सब्बल (sabbal)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#CROWBAR, खनती (khantī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#CROWBAR, रंभा (hi) (rambhā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#CROWBAR, अधिपारक (adhipārak)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#CROWBAR
Hungarian: emelőrúd (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#CROWBAR, emeltyű (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#CROWBAR, feszítővas (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#CROWBAR, pajszer (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#CROWBAR
Icelandic: kúbein (is) nCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#CROWBAR
Indonesian: linggis (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#CROWBAR
Irish: gró mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#CROWBAR
Italian: piede di porco (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#CROWBAR, palanchino (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#CROWBAR, levachiodi mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#CROWBAR, cavachiodi mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#CROWBAR
Japanese: 鉄梃 (ja) (かなてこ, kanateko)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#CROWBAR, バール (ja) (bāru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#CROWBAR, バー (ja) (bā)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#CROWBAR
Kannada: ಹಾರೆ (kn) (hāre)Category:Terms with Kannada translations#CROWBAR
Kazakh: шегежұлғыш (şegejūlğyş)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#CROWBAR, шегесуырғыш (şegesuyrğyş)Category:Terms with Kazakh translations#CROWBAR
Korean: 노루발못뽑이 (norubalmotppobi)Category:Terms with Korean translations#CROWBAR, 빠루 (ko) (pparu)Category:Terms with Korean translations#CROWBAR, 크로우바 (keurouba)Category:Terms with Korean translations#CROWBAR, 쇠지레 (soejire)Category:Terms with Korean translations#CROWBAR
Latin: vectis (la) mCategory:Terms with Latin translations#CROWBAR
Latvian: lauznis mCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#CROWBAR
Lithuanian: laužtuvas mCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#CROWBAR, dalba fCategory:Terms with Lithuanian translations#CROWBAR
Luxembourgish: Briecheisen nCategory:Terms with Luxembourgish translations#CROWBAR
Macedonian: ќу́скија f (ḱúskija)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#CROWBAR, хе́бла f (hébla)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#CROWBAR
Māori: koropāCategory:Terms with Māori translations#CROWBAR, whakatiriwhanaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#CROWBAR
Navajo: béésh bee ayanaʼalgoʼíCategory:Terms with Navajo translations#CROWBAR
Norwegian: brekkjern nCategory:Terms with Norwegian translations#CROWBAR, kubein nCategory:Terms with Norwegian translations#CROWBAR
Persian: دِیلُم (fa) (dilom)Category:Terms with Persian translations#CROWBAR
Plautdietsch: Koofoot mCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#CROWBAR
Polish: łom (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#CROWBAR
Portuguese: pé de cabra mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#CROWBAR
Romanian: rangă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#CROWBAR
Russian: лом (ru) m (lom)Category:Terms with Russian translations#CROWBAR, (small) ло́мик (ru) m (lómik)Category:Terms with Russian translations#CROWBAR, (nail puller) гвоздодёр (ru) m (gvozdodjór)Category:Terms with Russian translations#CROWBAR, (criminal slang) фо́мка (ru) f (fómka)Category:Terms with Russian translations#CROWBAR, ло́мтик (ru) m (lómtik)Category:Terms with Russian translations#CROWBAR
Serbo-Croatian: ćuskija fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#CROWBAR, pajser (sh) mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#CROWBAR
Sikaiana: kolopaaCategory:Terms with Sikaiana translations#CROWBAR
Sikkimese: ལྕགས་ཧྲེང (lcags hreng)Category:Terms with Sikkimese translations#CROWBAR
Slovak: páčidlo nCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#CROWBAR, pajsr mCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#CROWBAR
Spanish: pie de cabra mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#CROWBAR, pata de cabra fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#CROWBAR, palanqueta (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#CROWBAR, barreta (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#CROWBAR, palanca (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#CROWBAR, diablo (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#CROWBAR, diablito fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#CROWBAR
Sundanese: suligiCategory:Terms with Sundanese translations#CROWBAR
Swedish: kofot (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#CROWBAR, bräckjärn (sv) nCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#CROWBAR
Tagalog: landokCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#CROWBAR, landolCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#CROWBAR, ligkalCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#CROWBAR
Tamil: நெம்புகோல் (ta) (nempukōl)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#CROWBAR, கடப்பாரை (ta) (kaṭappārai)Category:Terms with Tamil translations#CROWBAR
Tày: ba minhCategory:Terms with Tày translations#CROWBAR
Telugu: పలుగు (te) (palugu)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#CROWBAR
Thai: ชะแลง (th) (chá-lɛɛng)Category:Terms with Thai translations#CROWBAR
Tok Pisin: korobaCategory:Terms with Tok Pisin translations#CROWBAR
Turkish: levye (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#CROWBAR
Ukrainian: цвяходе́р (uk) m (cvjaxodér)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#CROWBAR (nail puller), лом (uk) m (lom)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#CROWBAR
Vietnamese: xà beng (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#CROWBAR
Walloon: pî-d'-bixhe mCategory:Terms with Walloon translations#CROWBAR, pidbixhe mCategory:Terms with Walloon translations#CROWBAR

Verb

crowbar (third-person singular simple present crowbars, present participle crowbarring, simple past and past participle crowbarred)Category:English lemmas#CROWBAR Category:English verbs#CROWBAR Category:English entries with incorrect language header#CROWBAR Category:Pages with entries#CROWBAR Category:Pages with 1 entry#CROWBAR

(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#CROWBAR) To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.
He crowbarred the door open.Category:English terms with usage examples#CROWBAR

Translations

Category:en:Cocktails#CROWBAR Category:en:Tools#CROWBAR

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