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pry
1[ prahy ]
verb (used without object)
- to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something:
to pry into the personal affairs of others.
- to look closely or curiously; peer; peep.
noun
- an impertinently inquisitive person.
- an act of prying.
pry
2[ prahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to move, raise, or open by leverage.
- to get, separate, or ferret out with difficulty:
to pry a secret out of someone;
We finally pried them away from the TV.
noun
- a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage.
- the leverage exerted.
pry
1/ ɪ /
verb
- introften foll byinto to make an impertinent or uninvited inquiry (about a private matter, topic, etc)
noun
- the act of prying
- a person who pries
pry
2/ ɪ /
verb
- to force open by levering
- to extract or obtain with difficulty
they had to pry the news out of him
Word History and Origins
Origin of pry1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pry1
Origin of pry2
Example Sentences
"We thought with more people we might blend in more, but there were just more people looking at us. So we wanted to get away from prying eyes for a few days," she said.
For an hour, he sat on the train, the doors closed, until people could pry them open to let in ventilation.
Paul Leighton is packing his rucksack with a heavy-duty hammer, pry bar and evidence bags for what he describes as "just an average day out".
Widely shared footage shows two men moving rubble to pry out a young woman trapped between two concrete slabs.
At a secret location away from prying eyes, Ukrainian engineers test a long-range drone called Raybird.
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