crowbar

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crow·bar | \ ˈkrō-ˌbär

Definition of crowbar

: an iron or steel bar that is usually wedge-shaped at the working end for use as a pry or lever

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Recent Examples on the Web Reznicek slung a backpack over her shoulder containing a hammer, a crowbar, and a statement the women had composed. — Julia Shipley, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2021 Atlanta Police are searching Wednesday for two suspects seen on video destroying a slot machine with a sledgehammer and a crowbar before allegedly making off with its cash box. — Greg Norman, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2021 Lanz carried what appeared to be a crowbar inside the home, police wrote. — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021 Beside that, a rioter with a crowbar smashes in a second door, and then opens it to hundreds of people. — New York Times, 31 July 2021 Aitkens took three or four good whacks before there was enough purchase for a crowbar. — Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 That prompted the woman the officer encountered to get a crowbar and break windows on her sister’s vehicle. — cleveland, 2 July 2021 The video shows Moore get out of his SUV to talk with Olson, who approaches while clutching a crowbar. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021 The intruder, who appeared armed with a crowbar, eventually left and pulled off his mask. — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021

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