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verb

To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion: poke, snoop. Informal nose (around). Idioms: stick one's nose into. See investigate, participate/abstain.

noun

A person who snoops: prier, snoop, snooper. See investigate, participate/abstain.

v

Definition: force or break open
Antonyms: close

v

Definition: interfere in someone else's business
Antonyms: leave alone, mind one's own business

IN BRIEF: To open with difficulty. Also: To look into too curiously.

Whatever is not nailed down is mine. What I can pry loose is not nailed down. — Collis P. Huntingdon

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For a list of words related to pry, see:

• Verbs of Sight - pry: look at carefully or inquiringly, esp. against another’s will
• Questions and Answers - pry: inquire into, often furtively or impertinently
• Secrecy and Concealment - pry: (vb) inquire into others’ business

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - spejde, snage i
n. - snagen, spioneren

2.
v. tr. - vriste
n. - løftestang

idioms:

• pry off    lirke af
• pry open    vriste åben

Nederlands (Dutch)
rondsnuffelen, openbreken, in iemands privé-zaken snuffelen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - mettre son nez dans (affaires de qn), fouiller, fureter
n. - curiosité, indiscrétion

2.
v. tr. - ouvrir, forcer, ou soulever qch en faisant levier, obtenir avec difficulté
n. - pince à levier

idioms:

• pry off    forcer (pour ouvrir qch)
• pry open    ouvrir en faisant levier

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - neugierig sein
n. - neugierige Person

2.
v. - aufbrechen
n. - Stemmeisen

idioms:

• pry off    (mühsam) entfernen
• pry open    aufbrechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποσπώ με δυσκολία, ερευνώ, ψάχνω, κατασκοπεύω, παρακολουθώ αδιάκριτα, μοχλεύω, ανοίγω ή κινώ με μοχλό, χώνω τη μύτη μου
n. - αδιακρισία, ανασκάλεμα

idioms:

• pry off    αποσπώ
• pry open    ανοίγω με προσπάθεια

Italiano (Italian)
scassinare, forzare, rovistare, curiosare, spiare, indagare, carpire

idioms:

• pry off    far saltar via
• pry open    scassinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abrir com alavanca, arrancar com dificuldade, espreitar, sondar, bisbilhotar
n. - espreitadela (f), pé-de-cabra (f), bisbilhoteiro (m)

idioms:

• pry off    arrancar
• pry open    abrir com pé de cabra

Русский (Russian)
взламывать, подглядывать, вмешиваться, лом

idioms:

• pry off    отковырнуть
• pry open    взломать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - fisgar, curiosear
n. - fisgón, curioso, acto de espiar

2.
v. tr. - abrir con una palanca
n. - barra que se usa para hacer palanca

idioms:

• pry off    levantar haciendo palanca
• pry open    forzar con alzaprima o palanca

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bända, lirka, snoka, smygkika
n. - ingående smyggranskning, hävstång, spak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 窥探, 刺探, 打听, 窥视, 爱打听别人事情的人

idioms:

• pry off    橇掉
• pry open    撬开

2. 撬, 撬动, 撬起, 撬杠, 杠杆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 撬, 撬動, 撬起
n. - 撬杠, 杠杆

2.
v. intr. - 窺探, 刺探, 打聽, 窺視
n. - 窺探, 愛打聽別人事情的人, 打聽

idioms:

• pry off    橇掉
• pry open    撬開

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 엿보다, 동정을 살피다
n. - 엿보기, 꼬치꼬치 캐기

2.
v. tr. - 지레로 움직이다
n. - 지레, 쇠지렛대

idioms:

• pry off    들어 올리다
• pry open    비집어 열다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぞき込む, 詮索する, 動かす, 覗く
n. - のぞき回る人, てこ, 詮索

idioms:

• pry off    こじ開ける
• pry open    こじあける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نقب, دس, أنفه في شؤون غيره, خلع بعتله (الاسم) عتله فتح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮דחף את אפו או חיטט בעסקי הזולת‬
n. - ‮הצצה או חיטוט בענייני הזולת‬
v. tr. - ‮הרים או העביר באמצעות מנוף, פתח, השיג במאמץ או בקושי‬
n. - ‮מוט או דבר דומה המשמש כמנוף‬

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