Associations to the word «Pry»

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.

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".