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What (who) is crowbar - definition

HAND TOOL USED FOR PULLING NAILS WITH LEVERAGE
Prybar; Pry bar; Johnson bar (tool); Crow bar; Jimmy bar; Jemmy; Krobar; Iron crow; Wrecking bar; Stripping bar; Crowbar (tool); Claw bar; Ripping bar; Pinch bar; Pinch-bar; Prisebar
  • A crowbar with a curved chisel end to provide a [[fulcrum]] for leverage and a goose neck to pull nails

crowbar         
¦ noun an iron bar with a flattened end, used as a lever.
¦ verb (crowbars, crowbarring, crowbarred) strike or open with a crowbar.
Crowbar         
·noun A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever.
crowbar         
(crowbars)
A crowbar is a heavy iron bar which is used as a lever.
N-COUNT

Wikipedia

Crowbar

A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially, in Britain and Australia sometimes called a jemmy or jimmy (also called jemmy bar), gooseneck, or pig foot, is a lever consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, used to force two objects apart or gain mechanical advantage in lifting; often the curved end has a notch for removing nails.

The design can be used as any of the three lever classes. The curved end is usually used as a first-class lever, and the flat end as a second-class lever.

Designs made from thick flat steel bar are often referred to as utility bars.

Examples of use of crowbar
1. A safe inside shows signs of whacks from a crowbar.
2. Bank robbers are masked and use a gun; burglars wear dark clothing and use a crowbar.
3. Reuters A fireman using a crowbar to open a door at the drug–treatment center Saturday.
4. The gang was armed with a crowbar, sledgehammer and large kitchen knife.
5. At one point, officers could be seen carrying a large sledgehammer and crowbar into the building.