Meaning

1 senses

  1. To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.

    He crowbarred the door open.

Examples

56 sentences

  1. I need a crowbar.

    Мені потрібен цвяходер. — deniko

    deIch brauche eine Brechstange. — Luiaard

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  2. Tom needs a crowbar.

    Тому потрібний цвяхосмик. — deniko

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  3. Tom was killed with a crowbar.

    ruТома убили ломом. — odexed

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  4. Tom hit Mary with a crowbar.

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  5. Why do you need a crowbar?

    ruЗачем тебе лом? — Wezel

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

Vulgar Latin *barra

Vulgar Latin *barra

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Forms

crowbars, crowbarring, crowbarred, crowbarred
Base formcrowbar · to crowbar
3rd person singularcrowbars
Present participlecrowbarring
Past simplecrowbarred
Past participlecrowbarred

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycrowbar
he, she, itcrowbars

Past simpleLesson

all personscrowbarred

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave crowbarred
he, she, ithas crowbarred

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill crowbar

Synonyms

3 synonyms
crowB1pryprise / prize

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
croutoncrowB1crowdA2crownA2
crowbar — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto