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Pried imp. & p. p. of Pry.
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Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried p. pr. & vb. n. Prying.] To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
pry
n : a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: crowbar,
wrecking bar, pry bar]
v 1: 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" [syn: prise, prize,
lever, jimmy]
2: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
nosing around the office" [syn: nose, poke]
4: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the
information out of him" [syn: prise]
[also: pried]