Definition of pry

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Pry (n.) Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.

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Caprylic :: Caprylic (a.) See under Capric.
Gossipry :: Gossipry (n.) Idle talk; gossip.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4..
Pry :: Pry (n.) A lever; also, leverage..
Gag :: Gag (v. t.) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
Prytaneum :: Prytaneum (n.) A public building in certain Greek cities; especially, a public hall in Athens regarded as the home of the community, in which official hospitality was extended to distinguished citizens and strangers..
Emissitious :: Emissitious (a.) Looking, or narrowly examining; prying..
Prize :: Prize (n.) A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever..
Pryan :: Pryan (n.) See Prian.
Pry :: Pry (n.) Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
Prytanis :: Prytanis (n.) A member of one of the ten sections into which the Athenian senate of five hundred was divided, and to each of which belonged the presidency of the senate for about one tenth of the year..
Spud :: Spry (superl.) Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
Water Buck :: Water buck () A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok..
Pryingly :: Pryingly (adv.) In a prying manner.
Pry :: Pry (v. i.) To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach.
Mouse :: Mouse (v. i.) To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something..
Prytany :: Prytany (n.) The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section.
Peak :: Peak (v. i.) To pry; to peep slyly.
Eupryion :: Eupryion (n.) A contrivance for obtaining a light instantaneous, as a lucifer match..
Prize :: Prize (v. t.) To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry.
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