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Meaning of pry

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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