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PRY
crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar
(noun) a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
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
Etymology 1
Verb
pry (third-person singular simple present pries, present participle prying, simple past and past participle pried)
(intransitive) To look where one is not welcome; to be nosy.
(intransitive) To keep asking about something that does not concern one.
(intransitive) To look closely and curiously at (something closed or not public).
Noun
pry (plural pries)
The act of prying.
An excessively inquisitive person.
Etymology 2
Noun
pry (plural pries)
A lever.
Leverage.
Verb
pry (third-person singular simple present pries, present participle prying, simple past and past participle pried)
To use leverage to open or widen.
Synonyms: prise (British English), prize
Anagrams
• pyr-
Proper noun
Pry (plural Prys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pry is the 19966th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1343 individuals. Pry is most common among White (94.49%) individuals.
Anagrams
• pyr-
Source: Wiktionary
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
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