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crowbar

UK
/ˈkrəʊbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊbɑr/

Translations

crowbarnoun
crowbars
pl
UK
/ˈkrəʊbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊbɑr/
He used a crowbar to pry open the old wooden crate.
Il a utilisé un pied-de-biche pour ouvrir de force l'ancienne caisse en bois.
Synonyms
pry bar
lever
jimmy
wrecking bar
breaker bar
crowbarverb
crowbarred
Past Simple
crowbarred
Past Participle
crowbarring
Gerund
UK
/ˈkrəʊˌbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊˌbɑr/
faire levier avec un pied-de-biche
He had to crowbar the door open after losing his keys.
Il a dû faire levier avec un pied-de-biche pour ouvrir la porte après avoir perdu ses clés.
Additional translations
introduire de forceS'emploie au sens figuré, avec une idée d'insertion forcée ou maladroite.
Synonyms
pry
lever
jimmy
force open
crowbaradjective
UK
/ˈkrəʊˌbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊˌbɑr/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., 'a crowbar attack'.
au pied-de-bicheEmploi attributif ou apposé, souvent pour un cambriolage ou une ouverture forcée.
The burglary was a classic crowbar job.
Le cambriolage était un cas classique d'effraction au pied-de-biche.

Definitions

crowbarnoun
A metal bar with a flattened, often forked, end, used as a lever to force things apart.
He used a crowbar to pry open the old wooden crate.
crowbarverb
To force open or move something using a crowbar.
He had to crowbar the door open after losing his keys.
To insert or include something forcibly or awkwardly, as if levering it in with a crowbar.
They tried to crowbar a love subplot into the action film.
crowbaradjective
Relating to or involving a crowbar; carried out with a crowbar.
The burglary was a classic crowbar job.
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