crowbar

Oznaczający (Angielski)

Noun

1. 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.
2. An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
3. A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.

Verb

To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.

Synonimy

lever

jimmy

pry bar

jumper

jemmy

pry

crow

pole

wrecking bar

iron rod

bar

chisel

pinch bar

prize

ripping bar

cudgel

long stick

iron bar

nail bar

crow bar

prybar

short-circuiter

iron jumper

iron lever

track liner

chsel bar lever

pike pole

short circuiting switch blade

high board

jimmy

claw

forcer

heavy metal

horizontal bar

jim crow

keystone

pick-axe

ripper

spike

stake

steel

bar of soap

breaker bar

gavelock

large nail

lever tumbler

tire iron

claw bar

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

From crow (“crow (bird)" also "metal lever, crowbar”) + bar, probably because the forked end looks like a crow's foot.