Associations to the word «Pry»
Noun
- Lid
- Fingernail
- Lever
- Crate
- Hinge
- Finger
- Grip
- Jaw
- Knife
- Shovel
- Nail
- Wedge
- Crack
- Wreckage
- Secret
- Curiosity
- Blade
- Hatch
- Fist
- Thigh
- Digging
- Bark
- Lock
- Door
- Eyelid
- Claw
- Dagger
- Panel
- Poke
- Out
- Stick
- Loose
- Buttock
- Chest
- Peep
- Skull
- Hilt
- Shutter
- Tentacle
- Casing
- Crevice
- Wrench
- Gunman
- Communicator
- Drawer
- Jak
- Wrist
- Mallet
- Rubble
- Hansen
- Fingertip
- Spoon
- Hartley
- Bar
- Betting
- Pouch
- Snoop
- Jameson
- Sledge
- Bain
- Polly
Adjective
Wiktionary
PRY, verb. To look where one is not welcome; to be nosey.
PRY, verb. To look closely and curiously at.
PRY, noun. The act of prying
PRY, noun. An excessively inquisitive person
PRY, noun. A lever.
PRY, noun. Leverage.
PRY, verb. To use leverage to open or widen. (See also prise and prize.)
PRY, symbol. The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for Paraguay.
Dictionary definition
PRY, noun. A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.
PRY, verb. 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".
PRY, verb. Be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!".
PRY, verb. Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office".
PRY, verb. Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.