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    pry
    /prʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. another term for prise North American

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  2. PRY definition: 1. to try to find out private facts about a person: 2. to move or lift something by pressing a…. Learn more.

  3. To pry is to try and find something out that is none of your business. We all hate people who pry, sticking their nose into our personal affairs, and it is an annoying and disrespectful habit. SKIP TO CONTENT

  4. The meaning of PRY is to look closely or inquisitively; also : to make a nosy or presumptuous inquiry. How to use pry in a sentence.

  5. 5 meanings: 1. to make an impertinent or uninvited inquiry (about a private matter, topic, etc) 2. the act of prying 3. a.... Click for more definitions.

  6. Pry definition: to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something. See examples of PRY used in a sentence.

  7. [intransitive] pry (into something) to try to find out information about other peoples private lives in a way that is annoying or rude. I'm sick of you prying into my personal life! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry. She tried to keep the children away from the prying eyes of the world's media.

  8. Pry Definition. To look closely and inquisitively or inquire presumptuously; peer or snoop. To raise, move, or force with a pry. To draw forth or obtain with difficulty. To pry money from a miser. A tool for raising or moving something by leverage; lever, crowbar, etc. Leverage.