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Nouns
(n)
crowbar
,
wrecking bar
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pry
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pry bar
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
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Verbs
(v)
pry
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prise
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prize
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lever
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jimmy
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”
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(v)
pry
be nosey
“Don't pry into my personal matters!”
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(v)
intrude
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horn in
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pry
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nose
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poke
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
“This guy is always nosing around the office”
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(v)
pry
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prise
make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
“They pried the information out of him”
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