Definition of pries Pries
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What does pries mean?
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| pry - to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" | ||
| prise, prize, lever, jimmy | ||
| open up, open talk freely and without inhibition | ||
| pry - be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" | ||
| enquire, inquire, ask make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan" | ||
| pry - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" | ||
| prise | ||
| wring from, extort get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner | ||
| pry - search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" | ||
| intrude, horn in, nose, poke | ||
| search, look try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county" | ||
| nose out, scent out, sniff out, smell out recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pry (n.)
A lever; also, leverage. - pry (v. t.)
To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. - pry (v. i.)
To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach. - pry (n.)
Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pry
To search or inquire intrusively.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pry
prī, v.i. to peer or peep into that which is closed: to inspect closely: to try to discover with curiosity:—pa.t. and pa.p. pried.—n. (rare) a peeping glance: one who pries—cf. Paul Pry, in John Poole's (1792-1879) comedy so called, first produced in 1825.—ns. Prī′er, Pry′er.—p.adj. Pry′ing, looking closely into: inquisitive: curious.—adv. Pry′ingly. [M. E. prien=piren, to peer; cf. Peer.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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pry
Pry not into other people's affairs.
