[pry] vi pried ; pry.ing [ME prien] (14c): to look closely or inquisitively; also: to make a nosy or presumptuous inquiry
[2]pry vt pried ; pry.ing [prob. back-formation fr. [5]prize] (ca. 1806) 1: to raise, move, or pull apart with a lever: prize
2: to extract, detach, or open with difficulty "pried the secret out of my sister" [3]pry n (1823) 1: a tool for prying
2: leverage