Synonyms of the word

crowbar

• n. An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever…
• n. An electrical circuit that prevents an overvoltage from causing damage.
• n. A type of cocktail made with only Crown Royal whiskey and lemon lime soda.
• v. (transitive) To use force to move.

lever

• n. (obsolete, except in generalized senses below) A crowbar.
• n. (mechanics) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which…
• n. A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button).
• n. (mechanics) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece to turn it.
• n. (mechanics) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it.
• v. (transitive) To move with a lever.
• v. (figuratively, transitive) To use, operate or move (something) like a lever (physically).
• v. (figuratively, transitive) To use (something) like a lever (in an abstract sense).
• v. (chiefly Britain, finance) To increase the share of debt in the capitalization of a business.
• adv. (obsolete) Rather.
• n. (rare) A levee.

pry

• v. To look where one is not welcome; to be nosey.
• v. To look closely and curiously at.
• n. The act of prying.
• n. An excessively inquisitive person.
• n. A lever.
• n. Leverage.
• v. To use leverage to open or widen. (See also prise and prize.).