Meaning of PRY
| Pronunciation: | | prI
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- [n] a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
- [v] be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
- [v] to move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
- [v] make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
- [v] search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
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| | Synonyms: | | crowbar, jimmy, lever, nose, poke, prise, prise, prize, pry bar, wrecking bar |
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| | See Also: | | ask, enquire, extort, inquire, jemmy, jim crow, jimmy, lever, look, loose, loosen, nose out, open, open up, scent out, search, smell out, sniff out, wring from | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pry\, n. [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See {Prize}, n.]
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}.]
To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or
lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
\Pry\, v. i. [OE. prien. Cf. {Peer} to peep.]
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.
Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
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