pries Definition

pries
pried pry¹pry²

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pry¹
verb, intr pries, pried, prying

1. To investigate, especially the personal affairs of others; to nose or snoop.

Thesaurus: meddle, inquire, snoop, search, reconnoiter.
Form: pry into something (also)
2. To peer or peep inquisitively.

noun pries

1. The act of prying.
2. A nosey or inquisitive person.

Etymology: 14c.

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pry²
verb

(N Amer, especially US)
pries, pried, prying
1. To prise.

Etymology: 19c.