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(noun) crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar
a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
(verb) prise, prize, jimmy, lever
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
The burglar jimmied the lock: Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
(verb) prise
make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
They pried the information out of him
(verb) nose, horn in, intrude, poke
search or inquire in a meddlesome way
This guy is always nosing around the office