Defn: To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
PRY
Pry, v. i. Etym: [OE. prien. Cf. Peer to peep.]
Defn: To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; — often implying reproach. " To pry upon the stars." Chaucer. Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, To pry into the secrets of the state. Shak.
PRY
Pry, n.
Defn: Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
PRYAN
Pry"an, n. (Mining)
Defn: See Prian.
PRYING
Pry"ing, a.
Defn: Inspecting closely or impertinently.
Syn.
— Inquisitive; curious. See Inquisitive.