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• n  a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
• v  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
• v  be nosey
  Don't pry into my personal matters!
• v  search or inquire in a meddlesome way
• v  make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

• He doesn't pry in my life and I don't pry in his.
• Of course, it's Madonna's love life that readers want the scoop on, and Ciccone is happy to pry open her bedroom door.
• But he did pry open a taboo, quietly arguing that quality rather than quantity was his measure of a happy life.

• crowbar
• wrecking bar
• pry bar
• prise
• prize
• lever
• jimmy
• intrude
• horn in
• nose
• poke

News & Articles

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• Thieves hit struggling west Detroit bar
  It was early Sunday morning when a man caught on surveillance video worked hard to pry...
  June 12, 2013 - ClickOnDetroit
• Teens suspected in at least 50 car burglaries in Gainesville
  “This is a reminder to always lock your car,” said GPD spokesman Officer Ben Tobias. “These two didn't break any windows or pry anything open.”
  June 11, 2013 - The Gainesville Sun
• Phone Scammers Working Overtime In The Ozarks
  Some phone scammers have been working overtime around the Ozarks and elsewhere trying to pry loose some personal information to make a quick buck. The Better Business Bureau of southwest Missouri says it's been getting complaints about scammers trying to pedal medical alert bracelets.
  June 10, 2013 - KTTS 94.7

Quotes

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• Mark Martin in International Herald Tribune
  I really wanted to win that thing,Martin said. "They were going to have to pry it out of my fingers, man."
• JJ Henry in Forbes
  I said, 'Maybe we'll have a couple of beers on the plane and see what I can pry out of him,'Henry said. "Golf is golf. Let's be honest, it's 18 holes. Anything can happen. I get hot, make a bunch of birdies, I'm just as capable of beating...
• Phil Lesh in Enterprise News
  They're going to have to pry the bass out of my cold, dead fingers,said Lesh. "I'ma musician. That's what I do."