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Dictionary Results for pry:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

pry
    n 1: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn:
         crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar]
    v 1: 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" [syn: pry, prise,
         prize, lever, jimmy]
    2: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
    3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
       nosing around the office" [syn: intrude, horn in, pry,
       nose, poke]
    4: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the
       information out of him" [syn: pry, prise]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pry \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.
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         Watch thou and wake when others be asleep,
         To pry into the secrets of the state.    --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pry \Pry\, n.
   Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pry \Pry\, n. [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See Prize, n.]
   A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
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   Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin,
      and stands facing the windlass.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pry \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.]
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