Lexic.us

Definition of Crowbar

1. Noun. A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.

Definition of Crowbar

1. n. A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever.

Definition of Crowbar

1. Noun. An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart. ¹

2. Noun. An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage. ¹

3. Noun. A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda. ¹

4. Verb. To use force to move something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crowbar

1. to use a steel bar as a lever [v -BARRED, -BARRING, -BARS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crowbar

Literary usage of Crowbar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"(»)• A burglar's tool; a. crowbar for forcing safes. So called from the high rauk it holds with burglars. Alderman (.in}, A cant term for half a-crown. ..."

2. The Elements of Mining and Quarrying by Clement Le Neve Foster (1903)
"When excavations are made by hand, the principal appliances used are : crowbar, shovel, pick, wedge, and tools for boring holes arid explosives. ..."

3. Illustrations of Mechanics by Henry Moseley (1848)
"ILLUSTRATION OF THE LAW OF THE RESISTANCE OF A SURFACE, IN THE USE OF TUK crowbar. There is scarcely any use to which the mechanical powers are put, ..."

4. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"... the buffaloes of the ti' dairy, the bell and the ax, the ax of the ti' dairy, the crowbar of the ti' dairy, all these things—so they say. 17. ..."

5. A Treatise on Ore and Stone Mining by Clement Le Neve Foster (1905)
"crowbar.—This tool is an iron lever; it is used for prising off blocks of stone, and for shifting them after they have been detached. Pick. ..."

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