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past tense of pry
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1
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
- it took some effort to pry up the trap door
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2
to draw out by force or with effort
- a vain attempt to pry the cork out of a wine bottle
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pried
verb (2)past tense of pry
Synonyms & Antonyms of pried (Entry 2 of 2)
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
- don't go prying into other people's business
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