Synonyms and Antonyms of pry

synonym (synonym of pry)

  • (noun.artifact)
    crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar
    a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    jimmy, lever, prise, prize
    to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    horn in, intrude, nose, poke
    search or inquire in a meddlesome way (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    prise
    make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry (verb.creation)
     

also (also)

hypernym (pry IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge (noun.artifact)
    lever
    a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum (noun.artifact)
     
  • be nosey (verb.communication)
    ask, enquire, inquire
    inquire about (verb.communication)
     
  • make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry (verb.creation)
    extort, wring from
    get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner (verb.creation)
     
  • search or inquire in a meddlesome way (verb.perception)
    look, search
    search or seek (verb.perception)
     
  • to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact)
    open, open up
    cause to open or to become open (verb.contact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF pry relation)

  • a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge (noun.artifact)
    jim crow
    a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    jemmy, jimmy
    a short crowbar (noun.artifact)
     

entail (entailment relations of pry)

  • to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact)
    loose, loosen
    make loose or looser (verb.change)
     

derivation (.... is derived from pry)

  • a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge (noun.artifact)
    jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry
    to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact)
     
  • be nosey (verb.communication)
    nosiness, prying, snoopiness
    offensive inquisitiveness (noun.cognition)
     
  • search or inquire in a meddlesome way (verb.perception)
    nose
    a natural skill (noun.cognition)
     
  • to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open (verb.contact)
    crowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar
    a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    jemmy, jimmy
    a short crowbar (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    lever
    a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.phenomenon)
    leverage, purchase
    the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever (noun.phenomenon)
     
synonym also hypernym hyponym entail derivation crowbar pry bar wrecking bar jimmy lever prise nose out scent out smell out sniff out lever ask open open up extort wring from jim crow jemmy jimmy loose loosen jimmy lever nosiness prying crowbar jemmy
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. crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar . jimmy, lever, prise, prize . horn in, intrude, nose, poke . prise . nose out, scent out, smell out, sniff out . lever . ask, enquire, inquire . extort, wring from . look, search . open, open up . jim crow . jemmy, jimmy . loose, loosen . jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry . nosiness, prying, snoopiness . nose . crowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar . jemmy, jimmy . lever . leverage, purchase


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