PRY

(noun) a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
synonyms : crowbar , pry bar , wrecking bar
The carpenter used the pry bar to pull out all the nails from the wood. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) be nosey
"Don't pry into my personal matters!"
(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"
synonyms : jimmy , lever , prise , prize
The girl tried to prize the jammed lid of the cookie jar. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
"They pried the information out of him"
synonyms : prise
(verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way
"This guy is always nosing around the office"
synonyms : horn in , intrude , nose , poke
Looking for a scoop, the journalists pried the whereabouts of the actress out of her manager. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for pry

(Tag: ) sounds like spy who interferes in others' private affairs and also OPENS up some secrets
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(Tag: ) pry rhymes like why...why..why..so to inquire or question impertinently
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(Tag: hindi) PRY- paraayi ( in hindi)..paraayi cheezon mein dhakhal dena [2 interfere in others issues] thus Poke , Intrude, Nose
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(Tag: Hindi) PRY(study)(PADAI) karne wale bachche bahut query karte hain -verb meaning
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