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pry

/pɹaɪ/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To examine or explore something carefully, often by forcing something apart or opening it up.

    - "I had to pry open the old chest to find the treasure."
    - "The detective pried information out of the witness."
  • Verb

    To force something, such as a door or lid, open by applying force.

    - "I had to pry the rusted gate open."
    - "He pried the lid off the jar with a screwdriver."
Pronunciation
  1. /pɹaɪ/



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  2. /pɹaɪ/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80535976"
Synonyms

prise (British English) , prize
Rhymes
Words rhyming with pry
try , spy , fly , lie
Variants
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pried , pries , pry , prying
Etymology
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Originally meant 'to separate'. Derived from the Old English 'priogan', meaning 'to pull apart'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'pry' is used in the title of Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.

  2. In the English language, the word 'pry' has no known cognates in other languages.

  3. The word 'pry' is pronounced the same way as the word 'pride', but with different meanings.

Related Concepts
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  1. Explore: Related concept: To search for information or knowledge about something.

  2. Investigate: Related concept: To conduct a thorough examination or inquiry into something.

Culture
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In literature, 'pry' has been used to describe intrusive or nosy behavior, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.

How to Memorize "pry"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person carefully opening an old, rusted chest.
    - Visualize the effort and determination required to pry something open.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'pry' with the action of opening something.
    - Think of the sound of a creaky door or lid being pried open.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Pry like a pirate: Plunder, Ransack, Yarr!'
    - Use the acronym P.R.Y. to remember the meaning: Probe, Research, Yield.

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