Definition of "pry" []

• To look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently: was always prying into the affairs of others. (verb-intransitive)
• The act of prying. (noun)
• An excessively or impertinently inquisitive person. (noun)
• To raise, move, or force open with a lever. (verb-transitive)
• To obtain with effort or difficulty: pried a confession out of the suspect. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Oakland police spokeswoman Cynthia Perkins said the protesters were able to get inside the building using what she termed a "pry tool.""
• "Brissenden gave no explanation of his long absence, nor did Martin pry into it."
• "They ` re going to probably give him a consolation pry, which is going to be rap album."