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单词 pries
释义

pry

1 of 3

verb (1)

ˈprī How to pronounce pry (audio)
pried; prying

intransitive verb

: to look closely or inquisitively
also : to make a nosy or presumptuous inquiry

pry

2 of 3

verb (2)

pried; prying

transitive verb

1
: to raise, move, or pull apart with a lever : prize
2
: to extract, detach, or open with difficulty
pried the secret out of my sister

pry

3 of 3

noun

1
: a tool for prying
2
: leverage

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • butt in
  • interfere
  • interlope
  • intermeddle
  • intrude
  • meddle
  • mess
  • muck (about or around)
  • nose
  • obtrude
  • poke
  • snoop

Verb (2)

  • jimmy
  • lever
  • prize
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Surveillance footage from inside the business showed that after Radda was shot, the gunman went to the register and forced it open with a pry bar while Espinoza stood by the store’s entrance and acted as a lookout. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2022 Surveillance footage from inside the business showed that after Radda was shot, the gunman forced the register open with a pry bar while Espinoza stood by the store’s entrance and acted as a lookout. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2022 Exercising the caution of an archaeologist on a dig, Biondo and his team used small pry bars and light hammers to uncover design details long concealed. Arielle Dollinger, House Beautiful, 3 June 2021 Use a small pry bar with a sharp, wide blade, such as the Restorer’s Cat’s Paw ($19.90 for the eight-inch version at Lee Valley). Washington Post, 10 May 2021 When the Magna earthquake shook the Salt Lake Valley last March, tiles and bricks fell out of the ceiling at West Lake STEM Junior High with such force that the doors at one entryway were blocked and wouldn’t open without a pry bar. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021 Harvest those carefully using a strong knife or small pry bar. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2021 Then use a pry bar to pull off any interior or exterior trim. Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2021 On June 2, 2019, Walnut Creek 911 received several calls about Hall threatening family members and walking around the neighborhood with a long metal pry bar, causing a commotion. Christina Maxouris, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English prien

Verb (2)

probably back-formation from prize entry 5

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

circa 1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pry 1 of 2

verb

ˈprī How to pronounce pry (audio)
pried; prying
1
: to raise or open with a lever
2
: to get at with great difficulty
I couldn't pry the secret out of him.

pry

2 of 2

verb

pried; prying
: to be nosy about something I don't mean to pry, but who is that girl I saw you with?

pries 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pry
1
as in pulls
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever it took some effort to pry up the trap door

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pulls
  • lifts
  • levers
  • elevates
  • breaks
  • prizes
  • divides
  • detaches
  • hoists
  • separates
  • jimmies
  • uplifts
  • shifts
  • parts
  • disengages
  • breaks up
  • disjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • connects
  • joins
2
as in yanks
to draw out by force or with effort a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pulls
  • yanks
  • plucks
  • extracts
  • removes
  • uproots
  • wrings
  • wrests
  • corkscrews
  • prizes
  • mines
  • withdraws
  • tears (out)
  • roots (out)
  • takes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inserts
  • instills
  • installs
  • implants
  • rams
  • jams
  • stuffs
  • crams
  • wedges
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pries

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pry
as in interferes
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern don't go prying into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • interferes
  • pokes
  • snoops
  • messes
  • intervenes
  • meddles
  • obtrudes
  • intrudes
  • butts in
  • noses
  • intercedes
  • interposes
  • invades
  • interlopes
  • tampers
  • intermeddles
  • encroaches
  • mucks (about or around)
  • fiddles
  • trespasses
  • infringes
  • monkeys
  • plays
  • fools
  • chisels (in)
  • barges (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • avoids
  • ignores
  • shuns
  • neglects
  • disregards
  • eschews
  • overlooks
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