pry: Meaning and Definition of

pry

1. to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others.
2. to look closely or curiously; peer; peep.

1. an impertinently inquisitive person.
2. an act of prying.

pry

1. to move, raise, or open by leverage.
2. to get, separate, or ferret out with difficulty: to pry a secret out of someone; We finally pried them away from the TV.

1. a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage.
2. the leverage exerted.