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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | prise |
| Type of | extort, wring from |
| Derivation | prying |
Examples of pry
pry
Use the dull edge of a knife to pry one corner of the photo gently off the page.
From the latimes.com
He's right that we don't have a right to pry into his or anyone's personal life.
From the washingtonpost.com
Working from the interior, use a hammer and a pry bar to remove the window trim.
From the post-gazette.com
On one occasion, for instance, Elyssa needed it to pry the lid off a Dutch oven.
From the sacbee.com
In 1998 Moore used the Freedom of Information Act to pry such data from the FDA.
From the newsweek.com
Apple and EMI have devised another way to pry precious dollars from your wallet.
From the techcrunch.com
But unlike credit easing, the goal was not to pry open specific credit channels.
From the economist.com
It certainly will to pry Peralta out of Cleveland, but it may not be impossible.
From the stltoday.com
Ignoring accepted rules, his sophisticated paintings pry open perceptual space.
From the latimes.com
- Crowbar: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
- 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"
- Be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
- Intrude: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
- Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
- (prying) nosiness: offensive inquisitiveness
- (prying) nosy: offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
- Pry can refer to:
- The act of prying; An excessively inquisitive person; Looking where one is not welcome; being nosey; To look closely and curiously at, peep
