Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/August 26

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Word of the day
for August 26
pry v
  1. (intransitive)
    1. To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
    2. (figuratively) To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To peer at (something) closely; also, to look into (a matter, etc.) thoroughly.

[...] (transitive)

  1. To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.
  2. (figuratively) Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort.

pry n

  1. An act of prying; a close and curious look.
  2. A person who is very inquisitive or nosy; a busybody, a nosey parker.

[...]

  1. (East Anglia, US) A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever.
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