| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: pried ( prd), pry·ing, pries ( prz)
1. To raise, move, or force open with a lever. 2. To obtain with effort or difficulty: pried a confession out of the suspect. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. pries ( prz)
Something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Alteration of prize3.
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