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[ verb ] to move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open
Examples "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)The area adjacent to one edge of a piece of affixed material - or simply of a painted in form - will be shaded to pry that edge away from the surface , while something will be drawn , painted or even pasted over another part of the same shape to drive it back into depth . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Then he looked at his finger , at the wrinkled , heavy knuckle and the thick nail he used like a knife to pry up , slit , and open . |
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[ verb ] be nosey
Examples "Don't pry into my personal matters!" Used in print (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)He would tell her not to pry into grownups ' affairs - as though she were a little kid like Elena ! (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)I do n't mean to pry , but do they hide the swimsuit with the bubbles ? |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 14506
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