CROWBAR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Synonyms:

crowbar; pry; pry bar; wrecking bar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

jemmy; jimmy (a short crowbar)