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Pry   /praɪ/   Listen
verb
Pry  v. t.  (past & past part. pried; pres. part. prying)  To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. (Local, U. S. & Eng.)



Pry  v. i.  To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; often implying reproach. " To pry upon the stars." "Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, To pry into the secrets of the state."



noun
Pry  n.  A lever; also, leverage. (Local, U. S. & Eng.)
Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.



Pry  n.  Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.






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"Pry" Quotes from Famous Books



... repeated. "At least it ought to concern only you. And I can't assure you too positively that I'm the last person in the world to want to pry; but—" ...
— Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days • Arnold Bennett

... glance, gaze, stare, see, con, gloat, glare, peek, peer, pry, peep, pore, lower, glower, scan, ogle; seem, appear; await, expect, anticipate; ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming

... son, was too well bred to pry into the secrets of her guests. A few days later Mr. Waters again disappeared and was ...
— The Witch of Salem - or Credulity Run Mad • John R. Musick

... thing's hide," the man had told him. "It flaked off when it tried to pry open the man-hole cover of ray Dart. A moment after that I got Radivision arc directions from London Field, aimed my sights, and shot for Earth. It was a miracle ...
— The Planetoid of Peril • Paul Ernst

... appearance at St. James's Theatre in London in 1854; became the leading low-comedian of his day, and in 1880 took over the management of the Folly Theatre, which he re-named Toole's Theatre; has unrivalled powers of blending pathos with burlesque, and in such characters as Paul Pry, Caleb Plummer, Chawles, &c., is a special favourite all over ...
— The Nuttall Encyclopaedia - Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge • Edited by Rev. James Wood


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