: 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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As Budge commenced his trademark move (burying someone trapped in a car with a bulldozer), Bern found a crowbar under the front seat and used it to crack the steering wheel and free the handcuff.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Shortly after that, on the night of June 1, when a grey Renault Koleos pulled up outside Geneva’s Museum of Far Eastern Art and three masked men jumped out with power tools, hammers and crowbars.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Items found on the protesters included food, an electric grinder, hammers, crowbars, chisels, screwdrivers, goggles, numerous straps and cables.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Her first order of business: taking a crowbar to Anirul.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Shortly after that, on the night of June 1, when a grey Renault Koleos pulled up outside Geneva’s Museum of Far Eastern Art and three masked men jumped out with power tools, hammers and crowbars.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Items found on the protesters included food, an electric grinder, hammers, crowbars, chisels, screwdrivers, goggles, numerous straps and cables.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Her first order of business: taking a crowbar to Anirul.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Crowbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowbar. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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crowbar
noun
crow·bar
ˈkrō-ˌbär 
: a metal bar used as a lever or pry
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