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- a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
- be nosey; "Don''t pry into my personal matters!"
- 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"
- make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
- search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
Similar Words: crowbar,
wrecking bar,
pry bar,
prise,
prize,
lever,
jimmy,
nose,
poke
See Also: sniff out,
scent out,
smell out,
nose out
Hyponyms: jim crow,
jimmy,
jemmy
Entailments: loosen,
loose
Derivational Morphology:
prise,
prize,
lever,
jimmy,
nosiness,
prying,
snoopiness,
jemmy,
leverage,
purchase,
crowbar,
wrecking bar,
pry bar,
nose
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sherry means
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif; ... more |
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