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pry



I - noun
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
Syn:
crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar
Hypernyms:
lever
Hyponyms:
jim crow, jimmy, jemmy

II - verb
1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (Freq. 3)
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
Syn:
prise, prize, lever, jimmy
Derivationally related forms:
jimmy (for: jimmy), lever (for: lever), leverage (for: lever)
Hypernyms:
open, open up
Entailment:
loosen, loose
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. be nosey (Freq. 2)
- Don't pry into my personal matters!
Derivationally related forms:
prying
Hypernyms:
ask, inquire, enquire
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. search or inquire in a meddlesome way (Freq. 1)
- This guy is always nosing around the office
Syn:
intrude, horn in, nose, poke
See Also:
nose out (for: nose)
Derivationally related forms:
nose (for: nose), prying
Hypernyms:
search, look
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
4. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
- They pried the information out of him
Syn:
prise
Derivationally related forms:
prying
Hypernyms:
extort, wring from
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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