Definition

Noun: - Crowbar: A heavy iron or steel bar with a flattened end, used as a lever for forcing things open or apart.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy dùng một cái chòong để mở chiếc hòm gỗ. (He used a crowbar to open the wooden chest.)
  • Tên trộm đã phá cửa bằng một cái chòong. (The thief broke down the door with a crowbar.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đưa chòong vào": To insert/apply a crowbar (often used figuratively to mean applying force or leverage in a situation).
  • Họ đưa chòong vào khe hở và bẩy tấm ván lên. (They inserted the crowbar into the gap and pried the plank up.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xà beng: (noun) Another common Vietnamese term for "crowbar," often used interchangeably with "chòong."
• Đòn bẩy: (noun) Lever. While "chòong" is a specific type of lever, "đòn bẩy" is the general term.

Synonyms

• Thanh nạy: Pry bar.
• Cây nạy: Pry bar/lever.

Related Phrases

• Dùng chòong nạy: To use a crowbar to pry.
  • Công nhân dùng chòong nạy tấm bê tông. (The workers used a crowbar to pry the concrete slab.)

Related Idioms

• Cứng như chòong: (As hard/tough as a crowbar) An idiom describing something or someone very strong, rigid, or unyielding.
  • Cánh tay anh lực sĩ cứng như chòong. (The wrestler's arm is as hard as a crowbar.)

noun

1. Crow-bar