pry

  • 21pry —   Une, ōhiki.   Also: ue, uma, o e, hulā, ina, ine, ho omahiki, ho ohiki, ku u;    ♦ pry open, uwehe.    ♦ To pry limpets loose, ku i opihi.    ♦ To pry into the bad of the past, ōhikihiki.    ♦ To pry into others affairs, onou wale aku nō i kō… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 22pry — Synonyms and related words: Paul Pry, Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, backseat driver, bar, beam, beat the bushes, bend the eyes, boom, burrow, busybody, cant hook, claw bar, crank, crow, crowbar, delve, delve into, dig, dig into, direct the eyes,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 23pry — Probably or pretty. That girl is pry cute. I ll pry see you in a few hours. That car is pry cool looking! …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 24pry — Probably or pretty. That girl is pry cute. I ll pry see you in a few hours. That car is pry cool looking! …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 25pry — verb present participle pryingpast tense pried 1 (I) to try to find out details about someone else s private life in an impolite way: I don t wish to pry, but is it true that you re having problems at home? 2 (transitive always + adv/prep)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26pry — pry1 /pruy/, v., pried, prying, n., pl. pries. v.i. 1. to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others. 2. to look closely or curiously; peer; peep. n. 3. an impertinently inquisitive person. 4 …

    Universalium

  • 27pry — {{11}}pry (1) look inquisitively, c.1300, from prien to peer in, of unknown origin, perhaps from O.E. bepriwan to wink. {{12}}pry (2) raise by force, 1823 (originally also a noun, an instrument for prying, a crowbar ), alteration of prize (as… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 28pry — [praɪ] verb 1) [I] to be interested in someone s personal life in a way that is annoying or offensive I just glanced at the letter; I didn t mean to pry.[/ex] The press continues to pry into their affairs.[/ex] 2) [T] to force something open, or… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 29PRY — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres   Sigles de quatre lettres …

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  • 30pry — verb I m not one to pry, but the goings on at that house are very suspicious Syn: inquire impertinently, be inquisitive, be curious, poke around/about, ferret (about/around), spy, be a busybody; eavesdrop, listen in, tap someone s phone, intrude; …

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