pries (Meaning)
pries
to look closely, to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever, to raise, move, or pull apart with a lever, to force out, detach, or open with difficulty, a tool for prying, to extract, detach, or open with difficulty, to search curiously into other people's affairs, to look closely or inquisitively, leverage, to make a nosy or presumptuous inquiry
Synonyms & Antonyms of pries
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to look closely, to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever, to raise, move, or pull apart with a lever, to force out, detach, or open with diffic
lifts,pulls, breaks, hoists,levers, elevates, divides, jimmies, detaches, separates
connects,joins,
The locksmith patiently pries open the rusted lock.
The mechanic carefully pries away the old battery terminal.
The artist uses a small tool to pry the paintbrush from the paint can.
The thief pries open the window with a crowbar.
