pry
(verb) be nosey; “Don’t pry into my personal matters!”
pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
(verb) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; “The burglar jimmied the lock”; “Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail”
pry, prise
(verb) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; “They pried the information out of him”
intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke
(verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way; “This guy is always nosing around the office”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pried
simple past tense and past participle of pry
• Pride, pride, redip, riped
Source: Wiktionary
Pried,
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Pry.
Pry, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See Prize, n.]
Definition: A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.] Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.
Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried; p. pr. & vb. n. Prying.]
Definition: To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
Pry, v. i. Etym: [OE. prien. Cf. Peer to peep.]
Definition: To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach. " To pry upon the stars." Chaucer. Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, To pry into the secrets of the state. Shak.
Pry, n.
Definition: Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
