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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Preston said the project will involve using large crowbars and inflatable air bags to pry boulders free on the embankment, knocking them down to the trail below.
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A Clairemont man who seriously injured his 87-year-old father by beating him with a crowbar was sentenced Monday to six years in prison.
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The boy told authorities the driver had taken the pair into the desert, then walked off with the girl while carrying a crowbar.
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The man entered the store just after 9:30 p.m. and threatened an employee with a crowbar.
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A male with his face partially covered tried to use a crowbar to open an ATM at a gas station.
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The teenagers all met at the gas station, where Bush broke into the safe with a crowbar and divvied up the money.
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Moments later, several men try to pry open the doors with a crowbar.
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As the man raised the crowbar again, looking at the crowd in front of him, Stout moved in from behind.
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