HyperDic: pry_bar

English > 1 sense of the expression pry bar:
NOUNartifactpry bar, crowbar, wrecking bar, prya heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge
English > pry bar: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge.
Synonymscrowbar, wrecking bar, pry
Narrowerjim crowA crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
jimmy, jemmyA short crowbar
BroaderleverA rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
Spanishalzaprima, palanca, palanqueta
Catalanalçaprem, palanca, palanqueta

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