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Meaning of word pry from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.

Synonyms : crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar

Meaning : To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.

Example : The burglar jimmied the lock.
Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail.

Synonyms : jimmy, lever, prise, prize

Meaning : Be nosey.

Example : Don't pry into my personal matters!.

Meaning : Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.

Example : This guy is always nosing around the office.

Synonyms : horn in, intrude, nose, poke

Meaning : Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry.

Example : They pried the information out of him.

Synonyms : prise

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.