Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jim_crow

2 senses of jim crow

Sense 1
color bar, colour bar, color line, colour line, Jim Crow -- (barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites)
       => ideological barrier -- (a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies)

Sense 2
jim crow -- (a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails)
       => crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar -- (a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)