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гвоздодёр — meaning in English

gvozdodyor

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English meaning

  • crowbar noun A steel bar, usually with a curved, flattened end, used as a lever to pry things apart or force them open.

Senses

гвоздодёр is used for these senses in English:

  • cat's-paw (US, _, carpentry) A small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails.
  • crowbar 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.
  • nail puller A tool used for gripping and removing a nail that was stuck beneath a surface.

crowbar — full definition

  1. noun A steel bar, usually with a curved, flattened end, used as a lever to pry things apart or force them open.
  2. verb To force open or move using a crowbar, or by similar forceful means.

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