Synonyms:
crowbar, wrecking_bar, pry, pry_bar
Meaning: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
pry
Meaning: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
Synonyms:
intrude, horn_in, pry, nose, poke
Meaning: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
Usage examples
The hole in the stump yields not to slashings, nor to attempts to pry it open.
So he didn't pry into my pockets, but only felt outside with his hands, and said it was all right.
Child as she was, she felt the poignancy of her friend's grief, and with the infinite tact of her girlish tenderness, she did not try to pry into it, but was ready to efface herself.
Nevertheless, he held that he had no right to pry into the secrets of the stranger, and honourably strove to dismiss the tenant of No. 13 and his tantalising environments from his mind.