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To investigate or snoop around in someone else's business
“He wants to love and be loved by the woman, but he does not want her to question him or pry into his personal life.”
To interfere in someone else's business
“He didn't pry into my other interests, and I didn't pry into his.”
To (secretly) listen in on a person's conversation
“He has been unable to locate the listening device that has allowed his former employers to pry into his private world.”
To remove or take out, especially with effort or force
“Pull the handle of the tool towards you to pry out the nail.”
To raise, move, or pull out or apart, typically with an instrument
“Karen, does your mother know you are trying to pry open the chest to see what's inside?”
To search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands
To break open or apart, especially suddenly and violently and due to internal pressure
To investigate or look into something
To make a vigorous and thorough search
To search for something, typically information
To look at thoughtfully for a long time
One who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome
A rigid tool used for prying, with synonyms
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