| VERB | contact | pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | pry | be nosey | |
| perception | pry, intrude, horn in, nose, poke | search or inquire in a meddlesome way | |
| creation | pry, prise | make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry | |
| NOUN | artifact | pry, crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar | a heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge |
| Sounds | pray' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | cry ... wry: 14 rhymes with ray... | |
| Meaning | A heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar | |
| Narrower | jim crow | A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails |
| jimmy, jemmy | A short crowbar | |
| Broader | lever | A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
| Spanish | alzaprima, palanca, palanqueta | |
| Catalan | alçaprem, palanca, palanqueta | |
| Verbs | pry | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |
| Meaning | To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" | |
| Synonyms | prise, prize, lever, jimmy | |
| Entails | loosen, loose | make loose or looser |
| Broader | open, open up | Cause to open or to become open |
| Nouns | pry | a heavy iron lever with one end forged / forged into a wedge |
| Meaning | Be nosey. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Don't pry into my personal matters!" | |
| Broader | ask, inquire, enquire | address a question to and expect an answer from |
| Spanish | fisgonear, husmear | |
| Catalan | dotorejar, tafanejar, xafardejar | |
| Nouns | prying | offensive inquisitiveness |
| Meaning | Search or inquire in a meddlesome way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | intrude, horn in, nose, poke | |
| Broader | search, look | Search or seek |
| Spanish | fisgonear, husmear, olfatear | |
| Catalan | ensumar, ficar el nas, nassejar, tafanejar | |
| Nouns | prying | offensive inquisitiveness |
| Meaning | make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | prise | |
| Broader | extort, wring from | Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
| Spanish | sonsacar | |
| Nouns | prying | offensive inquisitiveness |
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