crowbar

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États-Unis//ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ//

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.

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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.

Étymologie

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

verbe

1
To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.
He crowbarred the door open.

Formes

pluriel: crowbars
passé: crowbarred
participe passé: crowbarred
participe présent: crowbarring
3ᵉ personne du singulier: crowbars

crotch · The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between…crow · A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong…Crow · A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.

crowbar · 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.

crowd · To press forward; to advance by pushing.crowded · Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.Crowe · A surname.

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