PRY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
   Synonym(s)
   • crowbar (what does crowbar mean?)
   • pry bar (what does pry bar mean?)
   • wrecking bar (what does wrecking bar mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lever (what does lever mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • jim crow (what does jim crow mean?)
   • jimmy (what does jimmy mean?)
   • jemmy (what does jemmy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pry (what does pry mean?)
   • prise (what does prise mean?)
   • prize (what does prize mean?)
   • lever (what does lever mean?)
   • jimmy (what does jimmy mean?)

PRY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be nosey
   Usage Example(s)
   • Don”t pry into my personal matters!
   Hypernyms(s) pry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ask (what does ask mean?)
   • inquire (what does inquire mean?)
   • enquire (what does enquire mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • nosiness (what does nosiness mean?)
   • prying (what does prying mean?)
   • snoopiness (what does snoopiness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
   Synonym(s)
   • jimmy (what does jimmy mean?)
   • lever (what does lever mean?)
   • prise (what does prise mean?)
   • prize (what does prize mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The burglar jimmied the lock, Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
   Hypernyms(s) pry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • open (what does open mean?)
   • open up (what does open up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • jimmy (what does jimmy mean?)
   • jemmy (what does jemmy mean?)
   • lever (what does lever mean?)
   • lever (what does lever mean?)
   • leverage (what does leverage mean?)
   • purchase (what does purchase mean?)
   • crowbar (what does crowbar mean?)
   • wrecking bar (what does wrecking bar mean?)
   • pry (what does pry mean?)
   • pry bar (what does pry bar mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • loosen (what does loosen mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
   Synonym(s)
   • prise (what does prise mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They pried the information out of him
   Hypernyms(s) pry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • extort (what does extort mean?)
   • wring from (what does wring from mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • nosiness (what does nosiness mean?)
   • prying (what does prying mean?)
   • snoopiness (what does snoopiness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • search or inquire in a meddlesome way
   Synonym(s)
   • nose (what does nose mean?)
   • poke (what does poke mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This guy is always nosing around the office
   Hypernyms(s) pry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • search (what does search mean?)
   • look (what does look mean?)
   See Also
   • sniff out (what does sniff out mean?)
   • scent out (what does scent out mean?)
   • smell out (what does smell out mean?)
   • nose out (what does nose out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • nose (what does nose mean?)
   • nosiness (what does nosiness mean?)
   • prying (what does prying mean?)
   • snoopiness (what does snoopiness mean?)