verb
- using a crowbar to pry, force open, or move something
- forcing something into a situation where it does not naturally fit
Usage: present participle of crowbar
Usage: figurative use
Examples
- The workers were crowbarring the old boards off the deck.
- He spent the morning crowbarring open the stuck windows.
- They were crowbarring the heavy crate away from the wall.
- The author was crowbarring too many themes into the short story.
- She kept crowbarring personal anecdotes into her presentation.
- The mechanic was crowbarring the bent metal back into shape.