pried

Meanings

• Verb

  To pull or wrench apart with force.

  - "He pried open the rusted lid with a crowbar."
  - "She pried the cork out of the bottle with her teeth."

• Verb

  To examine or question closely and persistently.

  - "The journalist pried the truth from the politician."
  - "He pried into his neighbor's business."

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Synonyms

prise (British English) , prize

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pried
tried , fried , eyed , tide , bide , tide , hide , ride

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Variants

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pried , pries , pry , prying

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to prise,' or 'to separate,' from Old French 'prier' or Latin 'praes' (before) and 'rius' (a flow).

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Trivia

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1. The word 'pried' is pronounced the same as the word 'pried,' which means 'to pray.' However, the two words have different meanings and origins.

2. The verb 'pry' has been in the English language since around 1400.

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Related Concepts

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1. prise: The state of being seized or held, as in 'in a state of prise'. Also related to the meaning 'to seize'.

2. investigate: To conduct a systematic inquiry into something, as in 'investigate a crime'.

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Culture

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In literature, 'pried' is often used to describe intense investigation or questioning, as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' or Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.

How to Memorize "pried"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of pulling or separating something apart, such as a rusted lid or a stubborn piece of gum.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the sound of a creaky door being pried open or the image of a detective piecing together a mystery.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Pulling Rusty Iron Every Day' for 'pull apart' and 'Questioning Relentlessly Intrigues Determined Individuals' for 'question closely and persistently'.

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