verb
- past tense of crowbar; to pry open or force apart using a crowbar or similar tool
- to force something into a situation where it does not naturally fit
Usage: informal
Examples
- The firefighters crowbarred the door open to rescue the trapped family.
- He crowbarred the wooden crate apart to access the contents inside.
- The old window was painted shut, so we crowbarred it open.
- She crowbarred a joke into the serious conversation.
- The thieves crowbarred the safe but found it empty.
- They crowbarred the topic into the meeting agenda despite objections.