noun
                                                a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
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                                                verb
                                                to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
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                                                                                                        - The burglar jimmied the lock
- Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be nosey
                                                
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                                                                                                        - Don't pry into my personal matters!
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                search or inquire in a meddlesome way
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                                                                                                        - This guy is always nosing around the office
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
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                                                                                                        - They pried the information out of him