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 of crowbar from the Web
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The suspect tried to pry the front door frame open with a crowbar, but failed to get into the building, police said.
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He was struck just above his eye by a crowbar-like tool another firefighter was using after the fire was extinguished, Lt.
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Police used a crowbar to break the shed’s lock and found Elliott in the pit crying.
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When a shelf of stuff he's just saved collapses, Dan breaks down and starts bashing in the door with a crowbar.
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Detectives found a crowbar and brain matter near his body.
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Syharath then reached into the car, took out a bucket of putty, and ran across the street to the under-renovation home with the crowbar and bucket, according to the court documents.
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According to a Waukesha police report, surveillance video shows five men attempted to break into Select Fire Weaponry at about 12:32 a.m. One of them had a crowbar and smashed a window, but the group did not enter the store.
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Houston police are searching for a man accused of killing his coworker with a crowbar in 2017.
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First Known Use of crowbar
1748
CROWBAR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of crowbar for English Language Learners
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: a metal bar that has a thin flat edge at one end and is used to open or lift things
CROWBAR Defined for Kids
Definition of crowbar for Students
: a metal bar used as a lever (as for prying things apart)
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