pried


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pried

inquired presumptuously into something: pried into her personal life; opened by using leverage: pried open the cover of the manhole
Not to be confused with:
pride – conceit, self-esteem, egotism, vanity; feeling proud; the best of a group: The pride of the Yankees.; a group of lions
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

pried 1

 (prīd)
v.
Past tense and past participle of pry1.

pried 2

 (prīd)
v.
Past tense and past participle of pry2.
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Its jaws were pried apart to their greatest extension, and a stout stake, sharpened at both ends, was so inserted that when the pries were removed the spread jaws were fixed upon it.
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This accomplished, he pried gently and carefully, loosening the jaws a bit at a time, while Matt, a bit at a time, extricated White Fang's mangled neck.
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So Tom pried his mouth open and poured down the Pain-killer.
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