crowbars
Iron leverage devices
Crowbars is the plural of crowbar, a metal bar with a flattened, curved end used for prying things apart or open.
The tool appears in contexts from construction to burglary: The thieves used crowbars to force the door.
To crowbar something is to pry it open or force it into place: They crowbarred an extra clause into the contract.
Small prying bar
- pryLever or snoop
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- extractConcentrated derived substance
dislodge · separate · lift · open · force · unstick · unseal · unhinge
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- ironElement twenty-six
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
alloy · rust · hexagonal · gooseneck · bent · welded · drop-forged
Valve's landmark FPS series
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- video-gameInteractive electronic entertainment
Lever's balance point
Unlawful entry to premises
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- thiefOne who steals
- burglarOne who breaks in
robbery · trespass · cat-burglar · loot · clandestine · covert
Deliberate structural destruction
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- carpentryWood construction trade
deconstruction · site · formwork · crate · pallet · stripping · teardown · remodeling
jimmy
Small prying bar
extract · dislodge · separate · lift · open · force · unstick · unseal · unhinge · disengage
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
hardened · alloy · rust · hexagonal · gooseneck · bent · welded · drop-forged
Half-Life
Valve's landmark FPS series
fulcrum
Lever's balance point
break-in
Unlawful entry to premises
burglar · robbery · trespass · cat-burglar · loot · clandestine · covert
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
carpentry · deconstruction · site · formwork · crate · pallet · stripping · teardown · remodeling · salvage
cat's-paw
One manipulated by another
- hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw
- rage roomssmashing, destruction, breaking, catharsis, stress relief
crowbarsconstruction tools
Equipment for erecting structures
hammers · screwdrivers · wrenches · drills · power drills