pry
Lever something apart
Pry means to inquire too closely into matters that aren't your business: She's always prying into other people's affairs.
A prying person is nosy.
Separately, to pry is to use leverage to force something open or apart: He pried the lid off the crate.
The tool used for this—a flat metal bar—is also called a pry or pry bar.
Intrusively curious
Metal prying lever
- jimmySmall prying bar
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
- extractConcentrated derived substance
dislodge · heave · hoist · lift · separate · split · loosen · remove
Metal prying lever
- wrecking barHooked lever for demolition
- jimmySmall prying bar
- claw hammerTwo-headed nail tool
- nail pullerTool for extracting fasteners
chisel · pinch bar · cat's paw · lever · pliers · vice grips · extraction · demolition
nosy
Intrusively curious
spy · invade · sneak · peek · peep · peer · dig · probe · fish · ferret
crowbar
Metal prying lever
extract · dislodge · heave · hoist · lift · separate · split · loosen · remove · pop off
crowbar
Metal prying lever
- wrecking barHooked lever for demolition
- jimmySmall prying bar
- claw hammerTwo-headed nail tool
nail puller · chisel · pinch bar · cat's paw · lever · pliers · vice grips · extraction · demolition · carpentry
question
Request for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
- inquireAsk for information
- investigateSeek facts systematically
extract · press · grill · pump · dig · delve · quiz · examine · scrutinize · interview
Stop meddling in others' affairs
mind one's own business · ignore · leave alone · butt out · keep to oneself
- pry open
- prying eyes
- pry barLever for forcing things
- pry off