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(verb) to move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" |
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Synonyms: jimmy, lever, prize, pry |
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Related Words: open, open up |
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(verb) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" |
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Synonyms: pry |
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Related Words: extort, wring from |
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(verb) regard highly; think much of |
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Synonyms: esteem, prize, respect, value |
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Related Words: admire, consider, fear, look up to, reckon, regard, revere, reverence, see, think the world of, venerate, view |
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