Crowbar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈoʊbɑːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈəʊbɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈəʊbɑː/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈoʊbɑːɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wrecking bar pry pry bar

Word Forms

pry

verb

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brecheisen

ein schwerer Eisenhebel, dessen eines Ende zu einem Keil geschmiedet ist

🇫🇷French

pied de biche

un lourd levier en fer dont une extrémité est forgée en coin

🇪🇸Spanish

palanca

una pesada palanca de hierro con un extremo forjado en forma de cuña

🇮🇹Italian

piede di porco

una pesante leva di ferro con un'estremità forgiata a cuneo

🇳🇱Dutch

koevoet

een zware ijzeren hefboom waarvan het ene uiteinde tot een wig is gesmeed

🇵🇹Portuguese

pé de cabra

uma pesada alavanca de ferro com uma extremidade forjada em cunha

🇷🇺Russian

лом

тяжелый железный рычаг, один конец которого закован в клин

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लोहदंड

एक भारी लोहे का लीवर जिसका एक सिरा पच्चर के आकार का होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কাকদণ্ড

একটি ভারী লোহার লিভার যার এক প্রান্ত একটি কীলকের মধ্যে নকল

🇮🇳Tamil

காக்கைப்பட்டை

ஒரு முனையில் ஒரு ஆப்பு போலியான ஒரு கனமான இரும்பு நெம்புகோல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాకి బార్

ఒక చివర ఒక చీలికగా నకిలీ చేయబడిన భారీ ఇనుప లివర్

🇮🇳Marathi

कावळा

एक जड लोखंडी लीव्हर ज्याचे एक टोक पाचर घालून बनवले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાગડો

એક છેડો ફાચર માં બનાવટી સાથે ભારે લોખંડ લીવર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಗೆಬಾರ್

ಭಾರವಾದ ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಲಿವರ್ ಒಂದು ತುದಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆಣೆಯಾಗಿ ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാക്കപ്പട്ട

ഒരു അറ്റത്ത് കെട്ടിയുണ്ടാക്കിയ കനത്ത ഇരുമ്പ് ലിവർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਂਬਾ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾੜਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸਿਰੇ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਲੋਹੇ ਦਾ ਲੀਵਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کوا بار

ایک بھاری لوہے کا لیور جس کے ایک سرے کو ایک پچر میں بنا دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撬棍

一端锻造成楔子的重型铁杆

🇯🇵Japanese

バール

一端がくさび形に鍛造された重い鉄のレバー

🇰🇷Korean

바

한쪽 끝이 쐐기로 단조된 무거운 철제 레버

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xà beng

một đòn bẩy sắt nặng với một đầu được rèn thành hình nêm

🇹🇭Thai

ชะแลง

คันโยกเหล็กหนักที่มีปลายด้านหนึ่งหลอมเป็นลิ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

linggis

tuas besi berat yang salah satu ujungnya ditempa menjadi baji

🇲🇾Malay

linggis

tuas besi berat dengan satu hujung ditempa menjadi baji

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المخل

رافعة حديدية ثقيلة ذات طرف واحد مزورة على شكل إسفين

🇮🇷Persian

کلاغ

یک اهرم آهنی سنگین که یک سر آن به شکل یک گوه ساخته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kazayağı

bir ucu kama şeklinde dövülmüş ağır demir kaldıraç

🇮🇱Hebrew

ברזל

מנוף ברזל כבד עם קצה אחד מחושל לטריז

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The primary meaning of 'crowbar' is 'a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge'.

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Using 'crowbar' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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