pries

Noun

• a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Verb

Verb Forms: pried, prying, pries

• Forcefully opens or moves something; inquires impertinently.
• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
• be nosey
• search or inquire in a meddlesome way
• make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
• third-person singular simple present indicative of pry

Examples

• She always PRIES for more bonus tiles in her bag, even when the rules forbid it.

Synonyms

crowbar, horn in, intrude, jimmy, lever, nose, poke, prise, prize, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar