Definition of Pry

Verb: pry  prI

  1. To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
    "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail";
    - prise [Brit, Cdn], prize [N. Amer], lever, jimmy [N. Amer], jemmy [Brit]
     
  2. Be nosey
    "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
     
  3. Search or inquire in a meddlesome way
    "This guy is always prying around the office";
    - intrude, horn in, nose, poke
     
  4. Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
    "They pried the information out of him";
    - prise [Brit, Cdn], prize
Noun: pry  prI
  1. A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
    - crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar

See also:
prutoth
pryer

Anagrams containing the word pry

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