Meaning Of The Word Pry

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pry
verb: If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions.
verb: If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface.

pry in American English 1
the act of prying
to look closely and inquisitively or inquire presumptuously; peer or snoop
intransitive verb: to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something
noun: an impertinently inquisitive person

pry in American English 2
a tool for raising or moving something by leverage; lever, crowbar, etc.
to raise, move, or force with a pry
noun: a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage
transitive verb: to move, raise, or open by leverage

pry in British English 1
noun: the act of prying
verb: to force open by levering
verb: to make an impertinent or uninvited inquiry (about a private matter, topic, etc)

pry in British English 2
verb: to force open by levering

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