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Meanings of pry in inglés

portugués
pé de cabra
catalán
palanca

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

        pé de cabra
        catalán
        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 inglés
                    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.
                    Hot six
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