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CROWBAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crowbar mean?
• CROWBAR (noun)
The noun CROWBAR has 1 sense:
1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
Familiarity information: CROWBAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crowbar; pry; pry bar; wrecking bar
Hypernyms ("crowbar" is a kind of...):
lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crowbar"):
jim crow (a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails)
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