crowbar
Flat metal lever
A crowbar is a heavy metal bar with a flattened, curved end, used as a lever for prying things apart or open: He used a crowbar to remove the boards.
The tool appears frequently in contexts of forced entry, demolition, and improvised weapons.
To crowbar something is to force it open or, figuratively, to force something into a tight space: They crowbarred another meeting into the schedule.
Lever or snoop
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- forceStrength or compulsion
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
gap · lever · pivot · purchase · torque · pressure · effort · physics
Unlawful entry to premises
- burglarOne who breaks in
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- theftUnlawful taking of property
robbery · jimmy · jemmy · window · lock · door · alarm · security
Lever for forcing things
- gooseneckS-shaped bend or tube
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- ironElement twenty-six
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
hardware · workshop · toolbox · carpenter · construction · heavy-duty · Half-Life · weapon
Container for transport
- palletStackable freight platform
- lidRemovable container cover
- stapleBasic dietary necessity
- boardFlat rigid panel
plank · shipping · wooden · container · claw · pulling · loosening · opening
Destroying completely
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- rubbleBroken building fragments
teardown · dismantling · prying · boards · nails · removal · stripping · salvage
pry
Lever or snoop
wedge · gap · lever · pivot · purchase · torque · pressure · effort · physics · grip
break-in
Unlawful entry to premises
theft · robbery · jimmy · jemmy · window · lock · door · alarm · security · leverage
prybar
Lever for forcing things
forged · hardware · workshop · toolbox · carpenter · construction · heavy-duty · Half-Life · weapon · improvised
crate
Container for transport
board · plank · shipping · wooden · container · claw · pulling · loosening · opening · removal
wrecking
Destroying completely
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- debrisScattered broken fragments
rubble · teardown · dismantling · prying · boards · nails · removal · stripping · salvage · deconstruction
- hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw
- barsbartender, taverna, barstools, taproom, barroom
- demolition toolswrecking ball, jackhammer, sledgehammer, breaker, pulverizer
- extractorsextractor, puller, tweezers, forceps, pliers
- pry toolsjimmy, cat's paw, lever, wedge
- rescue toolsspreader, spreaders, jaws of life, axe, ax
crowbarnail gun
Powered fastener tool
staple gun · screwdriver · hammer · glue gun · welder
crowbarscalpel
Precise surgical knife
tweezers · forceps · precision screwdriver · surgical instrument · lockpick