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pry

1

[ prahy ]

verb (used without object)

pried, prying.
  1. to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something:

    to pry into the personal affairs of others.

  2. to look closely or curiously; peer; peep.


noun

plural pries.
  1. an impertinently inquisitive person.
  2. an act of prying.

pry

2

[ prahy ]

verb (used with object)

pried, prying.
  1. to move, raise, or open by leverage.
  2. to get, separate, or ferret out with difficulty:

    to pry a secret out of someone;

    We finally pried them away from the TV.

noun

plural pries.
  1. a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage.
  2. the leverage exerted.

pry

1

/ 辫谤补瑟 /

verb

  1. introften foll byinto to make an impertinent or uninvited inquiry (about a private matter, topic, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of prying
  2. a person who pries
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pry

2

/ 辫谤补瑟 /

verb

  1. to force open by levering
  2. to extract or obtain with difficulty

    they had to pry the news out of him

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pry1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English prien, 鈥渓ook about, peep鈥; further origin unknown

Origin of pry2

First recorded in 1800鈥10; back formation from prize 3, taken as a plural noun or 3rd person singular verb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pry1

C14: of unknown origin

Origin of pry2

C14: of unknown origin
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Paul Leighton is packing his rucksack with a heavy-duty hammer, pry bar and evidence bags for what he describes as "just an average day out".

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Widely shared footage shows two men moving rubble to pry out a young woman trapped between two concrete slabs.

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At a secret location away from prying eyes, Ukrainian engineers test a long-range drone called Raybird.

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He gently pried loose a tile the size of a paperback book and wiped his hand across the dusty surface.

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No one could blame Jordan Chiles at this point for worrying that the International Olympic Committee will barge into her place and pry that infamous bronze medal from her fingers.

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