pried

Forced apart forcefully

Pried is the past tense of pry.

To pry is to use leverage to open or move something: She pried the lid off the paint can.

It also means to inquire intrusively into someone's private affairs: He pried into her personal life.

The detective pried answers from reluctant witnesses.

lever

crowbar

Metal prying lever

  • wedgeTapered splitting tool
  • jimmySmall prying bar
  • forceStrength or compulsion

lift · wrench · extract · dislodge · loosen · prize · separate · remove · pop · crack

snooping

nosy

Intrusively curious

peep · rummage · ferret · eavesdrop · spy · sleuth · meddle · gossip · tattle · busybody

interrogate

question

Request for information

  • interrogateQuestion formally and persistently
  • probeThorough examination or tool
  • extractConcentrated derived substance

coax · wheedle · drag out · press · pump · grill · elicit · worm out · squeeze · pester

Categories
Opposites
physical force/leverage

priedsealed

Closed to prevent entry

shut · closed · secured · locked · fastened

respect for privacy/boundaries

priedrefrained

Chose not to act

left alone · looked away · ignored · overlooked · disregarded

Phrases
Family

pries, prier, priers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G