PRY BAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pry bar mean? 

• PRY BAR (noun)
  The noun PRY BAR has 1 sense:

1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

  Familiarity information: PRY BAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRY BAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

crowbar; pry; pry bar; wrecking bar

Hypernyms ("pry bar" is a kind of...):

lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pry bar"):

jim crow (a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails)

jemmy; jimmy (a short crowbar)