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Crowbar

//ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge wordnet
  3. 3
    An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
  4. 4
    A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.
Verb
  1. 1
    To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise. transitive

    "He crowbarred the door open."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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