crowbar

noun

crow·​bar ˈkrō-ˌbär How to pronounce crowbar (audio)
: an iron or steel bar that is usually wedge-shaped at the working end for use as a pry or lever
crowbar transitive verb

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Todd’s most famous storyline comes in Batman: A Death in the Family (1988), in which the Joker brutally beats him with a crowbar and leaves him to die in an explosion. Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024 Upon arrival, police and animal control kicked down her door, prodded and hit the snake with a crowbar to move it away from Arunroj and release her from its grip. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024 Officers quickly found and arrested a man wearing latex gloves — apparently to avoid leaving fingerprints — and lugging a backpack jammed with a loaded handgun, a large knife, handcuffs, duct tape, some rope, masks, a hammer, and a crowbar. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2024 Officers searched the vehicle and each suspect, reportedly finding two handguns and the crowbar, according to federal officials. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crowbar 

Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crowbar was in 1748

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“Crowbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowbar. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

crowbar

noun
crow·​bar ˈkrō-ˌbär How to pronounce crowbar (audio)
: a metal bar used as a lever or pry

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