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#1 pry v. [prise, prize, lever, jimmy] 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". wn
#2 pry v. be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!". wn
#3 pry v. [intrude, horn in, nose, poke] search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office". wn
#4 pry n. [crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar] a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge. wn
#5 pry v. [prise] make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him". wn
#2 pry v. be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!". wn
#3 pry v. [intrude, horn in, nose, poke] search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office". wn
#4 pry n. [crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar] a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge. wn
#5 pry v. [prise] make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him". wn
