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pry > 5 senses
NOUN	1	pry, crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar	A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
VERB	1	pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy	To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
	2	pry	Be nosey
	3	pry, intrude, horn in, nose, poke	Search or inquire in a meddlesome way
	4	pry, prise	Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

pry > pronunciation
Sounds	pray'
Rhymes	cry, decry, dry, and 10 more rhymes in ray...

pry > noun, artifact
Meaning	A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.
Synonyms	crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar
Broader	lever
Narrower	jim crow; jimmy, jemmy
Verbs	pry

pry > verb 1, contact
Meaning	To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
Synonyms	prise, prize, lever, jimmy
Broader	open, open up
Entails	loosen, loose
Nouns	pry

pry > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Be nosey.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"Don't pry into my personal matters!"
Broader	ask, inquire, enquire
Nouns	prying

pry > verb 3, perception
Meaning	Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	intrude, horn in, nose, poke
Broader	search, look
Nouns	prying

pry > verb 4, creation
Meaning	Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	prise
Broader	extort, wring from
Nouns	prying

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