crowbar
/ˈkrəʊbɑː(r)/noun
उच्चारण क्रोबार
सब्बल, लोहे की छड़, क्रोबार
Core word
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a straight iron bar, usually with a curved end, used for forcing open boxes and doors and for lifting heavy things
सब्बल, लोहे की छड़, क्रोबार
- The thieves forced the shutter open with a crowbar.
- He used a crowbar to lift the heavy stone slab.
- The workers used a crowbar to pull up the old floorboards.
+ 2 more examples
- She lifted the lid of the crate with a crowbar.
- The rescue team carried a crowbar to prise open the jammed door.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a crowbar (countable noun)
A strong iron bar with a bent end, used as a lever to force things open or move heavy objects.
मुड़े सिरे वाली मज़बूत लोहे की छड़, जिसे लीवर की तरह चीज़ें खोलने या भारी वस्तुएँ हिलाने में प्रयोग किया जाता है।
- He opened the crate with a crowbar.
- The police found a crowbar in the car.
with/using a crowbar
The tool is introduced by with or using.
औज़ार को 'with' या 'using' से जोड़ा जाता है।
- Workers broke the lock with a crowbar.
crowbar + verb pattern
Used with prise, force, pry, lever and smash.
यह prise, force, pry, lever और smash जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ आता है।
- They forced the door open with a crowbar.
crowbar (verb, informal)
In informal English, to crowbar something in means to force it in.
अनौपचारिक English में 'crowbar something in' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को ज़बरदस्ती घुसाना है।
- He tried to crowbar his own ideas into the report.
crowbar vs jemmy vs lever
Jemmy is the British word for a small crowbar used by burglars; lever is the general scientific term.
Jemmy छोटे crowbar के लिए British शब्द है जिसे सेंधमार प्रयोग करते हैं; lever सामान्य वैज्ञानिक शब्द है।
- The burglar used a jemmy; the workers used a crowbar.
+Collocations 5
verb + crowbar
useswinggrabcarrywieldhit with
- The robber carried a crowbar in his bag.
crowbar + verb
breakprise openliftbendpry
- A crowbar can prise open a heavy lid.
adjective + crowbar
ironheavysteelrustylong
- A long steel crowbar was needed to move the rock.
crowbar + preposition
with a crowbarby crowbarusing a crowbarunder the crowbar
- The wall was broken down with a crowbar.
crowbar + noun
attacktoolhandleendset
- The thief used the crowbar end to lift the window.
“More examples 7
- The thieves broke into the shop with a crowbar.
चोरों ने crowbar से दुकान में सेंध लगाई।
- Radhika's father used a crowbar to lift the old stone slab.
राधिका के पिता ने पुरानी पत्थर की पटिया उठाने के लिए crowbar का प्रयोग किया।
- Firemen used a crowbar to force the jammed door.
अग्निशमन कर्मियों ने अटके दरवाज़े को खोलने के लिए crowbar का प्रयोग किया।
- A crowbar works on the principle of a lever.
Crowbar लीवर के सिद्धांत पर काम करता है।
- He removed the nails from the old planks with a crowbar.
उसने crowbar से पुराने तख़्तों की कीलें निकालीं।
- The police found a crowbar at the site of the break-in.
पुलिस को सेंधमारी की जगह crowbar मिला।
- Radhika read that a crowbar is a simple example of a lever.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि crowbar लीवर का एक सरल उदाहरण है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He broke the lock by a crowbar.
✓ He broke the lock with a crowbar.
The tool used is introduced by with, not by.
प्रयोग किए गए औज़ार के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ A crowbars is lying in the shed.
✓ A crowbar is lying in the shed.
A singular article needs a singular noun and verb.
Singular article के साथ singular noun और verb आती है।