PRY

I. intransitive verb (pried; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English prien Date: 14th century to look closely or inquisitively, II. transitive verb (pried; ~ing) Etymology: probably back-formation from 5prize Date: circa 1806 to raise, move, or pull apart with a lever ; prize , to extract, detach, or open with difficulty , III. noun Date: 1823 a tool for ~ing, leverage