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English noun: pry | |||
| 1. | pry (artifact) a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge | ||
| Synonyms | crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lever | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | jemmy, jim crow, jimmy | ||
English verb: pry | |||
| 1. | pry (contact) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open | ||
| Samples | The burglar jimmied the lock. Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail. | ||
| Synonyms | jimmy, lever, prise, prize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | open, open up | ||
| Entail | loose, loosen | ||
| 2. | pry (communication) be nosey | ||
| Samples | Don't pry into my personal matters!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ask, enquire, inquire | ||
| 3. | pry (perception) search or inquire in a meddlesome way | ||
| Samples | This guy is always nosing around the office. | ||
| Synonyms | horn in, intrude, nose, poke | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look, search | ||
| 4. | pry (creation) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry | ||
| Samples | They pried the information out of him. | ||
| Synonyms | prise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extort, wring from | ||
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