pry

Meanings

• a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
• 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"
• be nosey;
• "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
• search or inquire in a meddlesome way;
• make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry;
• PRY v PRIED, PRYING, PRIES to inquire impertinently into private matters PRYINGLY adv

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 8

pry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

pry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

pry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

pry is a valid Words With Friends word

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