: 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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Bob Hayward stopped Bundy's tan Volkswagen, which was lingering outside a home in Granger, Utah.
After finding a ski mask, a crowbar, an ice pick and handcuffs in the car, the officer placed Bundy under arrest – but he was soon released.
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 July 2024
During his first trip inside, McNally found a crowbar hovering over a banister and an empty beer can on a shelf.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Inside the accordion case that washed ashore was a stun gun, a 12-inch knife, a black plastic Airsoft gun, a crowbar, syringes, sleeping pills, latex gloves, and a laminated telephone card with the address of Bass' 1,000-acre estate, court documents said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
Have some form of self-protection such as mace, pepper spray, a taser, a crowbar, a billy club, a small baseball bat or a metal flashlight.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
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Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 July 2024
During his first trip inside, McNally found a crowbar hovering over a banister and an empty beer can on a shelf.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Inside the accordion case that washed ashore was a stun gun, a 12-inch knife, a black plastic Airsoft gun, a crowbar, syringes, sleeping pills, latex gloves, and a laminated telephone card with the address of Bass' 1,000-acre estate, court documents said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
Have some form of self-protection such as mace, pepper spray, a taser, a crowbar, a billy club, a small baseball bat or a metal flashlight.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for crowbar
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crowbar
noun
crow·bar
ˈkrō-ˌbär 
: a metal bar used as a lever or pry
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