crowbar

Plural: crowbars

Noun

a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.

Verb

Verb Forms: crowbarred, crowbarring, crowbars

To force open or pry apart using a crowbar.
To force to move, usually with a crowbar; to prise.

Examples

He crowbarred the door open.
Sometimes it feels like you have to CROWBAR a high-scoring word onto a tight Words With Friends board.

Origin / Etymology

From crow (“crow (bird)" also "metal lever, crowbar”) + bar, probably because the forked end looks like a crow's foot.

Synonyms

pry, pry bar, wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy, nail bar, pinchbar

Scrabble Score: 14

crowbar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
crowbar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crowbar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

crowbar: valid Words With Friends Word