Pry (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

• Inquire
• Enquire

Related Words

• Prying (noun)

Meaning ²

Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Prise

Hypernyms

• Wring From

Related Words

• Prying (noun)

Meaning ³

Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

• Poke
• Horn In
• Nose
• Intrude

Hypernyms

• Look
• Search

Related Words

• Prying (noun)

Meaning ⁴

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".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Prize
• Prise
• Lever
• Jimmy

Hypernyms

• Open Up

Related Words

• Pry (noun)