[prahy] 
verb, pried, pry⋅ing, noun, plural pries.| 1. | to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others. |
| 2. | to look closely or curiously; peer; peep. |
| 3. | an impertinently inquisitive person. |
| 4. | an act of prying. |
[prahy] verb, pried, pry⋅ing, noun, plural pries.| 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. |
| 3. | a tool, as a crowbar, for raising, moving, or opening something by leverage. |
| 4. | the leverage exerted. |
| pry 1 (prī) intr.v. pried (prīd), pry·ing, pries (prīz) To look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently: was always prying into the affairs of others. n. pl. pries (prīz)
[Middle English prien.] |
| pry 2 (prī) tr.v. pried (prīd), pry·ing, pries (prīz)
Something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage. [Alteration of prize3.] |