prise
Verbs
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(v) 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
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(v) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
- They pried the information out of him
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(v) regard highly; think much of
- I respect his judgement
- We prize his creativity