HyperDic: wrecking_bar

English > 1 sense of the expression wrecking bar:
NOUNartifactwrecking bar, crowbar, pry, pry bara heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge
English > wrecking bar: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge.
Synonymscrowbar, pry, pry bar
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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