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    pry

    pry - Dictionary definition and meaning for word pry

    Definition
    (noun) a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
    Synonyms : crowbar , pry bar , wrecking bar
    Definition
    (verb) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
    Synonyms : jimmy , lever , prise , prize
    Example Sentence
    • The burglar jimmied the lock
    • Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
    Definition
    (verb) be nosey
    Example Sentence
    • Don't pry into my personal matters!
    Definition
    (verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way
    Synonyms : horn in , intrude , nose , poke
    Example Sentence
    • This guy is always nosing around the office
    Definition
    (verb) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
    Synonyms : prise
    Example Sentence
    • They pried the information out of him
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pry

sounds like spy who interferes in others' private affairs and also OPENS up some secrets

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pry rhymes like why...why..why..so to inquire or question impertinently

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PRY- paraayi ( in hindi)..paraayi cheezon mein dhakhal dena [2 interfere in others issues] thus Poke , Intrude, Nose

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PRY(study)(PADAI) karne wale bachche bahut query karte hain -verb meaning

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text: I don't think we should pry it feels
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