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pry in WordNet English dictionary
noun- a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
crowbar wrecking bar pry pry bar
verb- search or inquire in a meddlesome way
"This guy is always nosing around the office"
intrude horn in pry nose poke
- 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 prize lever jimmy
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
"They pried the information out of him"
pry prise
- be nosey
"Don't pry into my personal matters!"
pry
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University