: 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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Deputies had to use a crowbar to get the children out of the barn, the Associated Press reported.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Cops recovered surveillance footage of one of the thieves, who sported a mask was dressed head to toe in black, and was holding a crowbar.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
In a separate photo, the crowbar and a mallet allegedly used to pry open the safe are also visible.
—Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
No, that’s not quite right: Reacher impales one of them on a crowbar!
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Cops recovered surveillance footage of one of the thieves, who sported a mask was dressed head to toe in black, and was holding a crowbar.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
In a separate photo, the crowbar and a mallet allegedly used to pry open the safe are also visible.
—Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
No, that’s not quite right: Reacher impales one of them on a crowbar!
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Crowbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowbar. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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crowbar
noun
crow·bar
ˈkrō-ˌbär 
: a metal bar used as a lever or pry
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