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(verb) be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" |
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Related Words: ask, enquire, inquire |
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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, prise, prize |
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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: prise |
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Related Words: extort, wring from |
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(verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" |
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Synonyms: nose, poke |
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Related Words: look, search |
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(noun) a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge |
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Synonyms: crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar |
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Related Words: jemmy, jim crow, jimmy, lever |
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