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Words related to pry

Related / Similar Words: crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar, prise, prize, lever, jimmy, nose, poke

Definition:

a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge;

be nosey; "Don''t pry into my personal matters!";

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";

make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him";

search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office";

See Also: sniff out, scent out, smell out, nose out

Hyponyms: jim crow, jimmy, jemmy

Entailments: loosen, loose

Derivational Morphology: prise, prize, lever, jimmy, nosiness, prying, snoopiness, jemmy, leverage, purchase, crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar, nose

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