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crowbar

UK
/ˈkrəʊbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊbɑr/
crowbarnoun
crowbars
pl
UK
/ˈkrəʊbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊbɑr/
Translations
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.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
pry bar
lever
jimmy
wrecking bar
breaker bar
crowbarverb
crowbarred
Past Simple
crowbarred
Past Participle
crowbarring
ing-form
UK
/ˈkrəʊˌbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊˌbɑr/
Translations
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.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
pry
lever
jimmy
force open
crowbaradjective
UK
/ˈkrəʊˌbɑː/
US
/ˈkroʊˌbɑr/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., 'a crowbar attack'.
Translations
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
Relating to or involving a crowbar; carried out with a crowbar.
The burglary was a classic crowbar job.
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