Pried

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pried \Pried\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Pry}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Pry \Pry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Prying}.]
     To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or
     lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pry
       n : a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn: {crowbar},
            {wrecking bar}, {pry bar}]
       v 1: 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" [syn: {prise}, {prize},
             {lever}, {jimmy}]
       2: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
       3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
          nosing around the office" [syn: {nose}, {poke}]
       4: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the
          information out of him" [syn: {prise}]
       [also: {pried}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pried
       See {pry}