pry (verb)
11pry from — phr verb Pry from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑grasp …
12pry off — phr verb Pry off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑lid …
13pry — I. intransitive verb (pried; prying) Etymology: Middle English prien Date: 14th century to look closely or inquisitively; also to make a nosy or presumptuous inquiry II. transitive verb (pried; prying) Etymology: probably back formation from 5 …
14pry — pry1 verb (pries, prying, pried) enquire too intrusively into a person s private affairs. Derivatives prying adjective pryingly adverb Origin ME (in the sense peer inquisitively ): of unknown origin. pry2 verb ( …
15pry — 1. verb /praɪ/ a) Looking where one is not welcome; being nosey. b) To look closely and curiously at, peep 2. noun /praɪ/ a) The act of prying b) An excessively inquisitive person …
16pry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. examine, search, seek, peer, ransack, peek, reconnoiter; raise, force, prize, lever. See curiosity, inquiry, vision. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move with a lever] Syn. push, lift, raise, pull, prize,… …
17horn in — verb search or inquire in a meddlesome way This guy is always nosing around the office • Syn: ↑intrude, ↑pry, ↑nose, ↑poke • See Also: ↑nose out (for: ↑ …
18open up — verb 1. cause to open or to become open (Freq. 2) Mary opened the car door • Syn: ↑open • Ant: ↑close (for: ↑open) • Derivation …
19wring from — verb get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner • Syn: ↑extort • Hypernyms: ↑obtain • Hyponyms: ↑pry, ↑prise • Verb Frames: Somebody …
20prise — verb /praɪz/ To force (open) with a lever; to pry. 1919: I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked. , The Quest of the Sacred Slipper …
