ALL meanings of pry
pry
P p - intransitive verb pry ask personal questions 1
- transitive verb pry prize: raise, open by levering 1
- verb without object pry to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others. 1
- verb without object pry to look closely or curiously; peer; peep. 1
- noun plural pry an impertinently inquisitive person. 1
- noun plural pry an act of prying. 1
- noun plural pry a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage. 1
- noun plural pry the leverage exerted. 1
- verb with object pry to move, raise, or open by leverage. 1
- verb with object pry to get, separate, or ferret out with difficulty: to pry a secret out of someone; We finally pried them away from the TV. 1
- verb pry If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions. 0
- verb pry If you pry something open or pry it away from a surface, you force it open or away from a surface. 0
- verb pry If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. 0
- verb pry to make an impertinent or uninvited inquiry (about a private matter, topic, etc) 0
- noun pry the act of prying 0
- noun pry a person who pries 0
- verb pry to force open by levering 0
- verb pry to extract or obtain with difficulty 0
- intransitive verb pry to look closely and inquisitively or inquire presumptuously; peer or snoop 0
- noun pry a person who is improperly inquisitive 0
- noun pry a tool for raising or moving something by leverage; lever, crowbar, etc. 0
- noun pry leverage 0
- verb transitive pry to raise, move, or force with a pry 0
- verb transitive pry to draw forth or obtain with difficulty 0