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Meanings of pry in English

Portuguese
pé de cabra
Catalan
palanca

A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.

pé de cabra
Catalan
ficar el nas

To search or inquire intrusively.

Related terms
ficar el nas

To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.

Usage of pry in English
1
Quynh Ha said nothing; it was obviously not her place to pry.
Reach for Infinity
2
He didn't understand her change of heart and didn't want to pry.
Extracurricular activities
3
Don't you need something called a jimmy to pry doors open with?
Burglars can't be choosers
4
Titus had one last thrash, one final attempt to pry himself free.
Heir of Fire
5
He used the knife blade to pry it out of the way.
Death angel
6
The daylight seemed to pry into the secrets of the past night.
Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
7
Tony doesn't talk much about it, and I haven't wanted to pry.
To catch a thief
8
He knows he will have to pry the words out of her.
The new yorker
9
Key looked away from the passageway he was trying to pry open.
Samurai
10
It was no use trying to pry out what those plans were.
Arcanum Unbounded
11
How did he manage to pry himself away from his law firm?
Goodbye dolly
12
I used each interview to try to pry out a little more.
Obama's wars
13
He set to with both paws, trying to pry Gmork's teeth apart.
The Neverending Story
14
Except for the sound of me trying to pry open a window.
Naked pictures of famous people
15
It does not become man to pry into the mysteries of Allah.
Mohammed Ali and His House
16
I just had to go pry him away from his television set.
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Pry through the time
Pry across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common