Definition of Pry. Meaning of Pry. Synonyms of Pry

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Definition of Pry

Pry
Pry Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried; p. pr. & vb. n. Prying.] To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
Pry
Pry Pry, v. i. [OE. prien. Cf. Peer to peep.] To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach. `` To pry upon the stars.' --Chaucer. Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, To pry into the secrets of the state. --Shak.
Pry
Pry Pry, n. Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
Pry
Pry Pry, n. [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See Prize, n.] A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.] Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.

Meaning of Pry from wikipedia

- up Pry or pry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pry may refer to: Pry (software), an interactive s**** for the Ruby programming language Polly Pry (1857–1938)...
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- Look up prier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prier is a surname. Notable people with it include: Bob Prier (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey coach...
- Brenton James Pry (born April 1, 1970) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at Virginia Tech. He previously...
- Look up pryer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pryer is a surname. Notable people with the name Pryer include: Barry Pryer (1925–2007), British cricketer...
- Look up pries in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pries is a surname. Notable people with the name Pries include: Axel Radlach Pries, German physiologist...
- Dye-n-Pry, also called Dye And Pry, Dye and Pull, Dye Staining, or Dye Penetrant, is a destructive analysis technique used on surface mount technology...
- clergyman and poet Gwilym Prys Davies, Baron Prys-Davies (1923–2017), Welsh politician Owen Prys (1857–1934), Welsh Calvinist minister Prys Morgan (born 1937)...
- Campbell Ross O'Bryan (1857–16 July 1938), known under the pen name Polly Pry, was a controversial reporter for The Denver Post and later as a freelancer...
- A crowbar, also called a wrecking bar, pry bar or prybar, pinch-bar, or occasionally a prise bar or prisebar, colloquially gooseneck, or pig bar, or in...