pry

Noun

• a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Verb

• make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
  • They pried the information out of him
    

• search or inquire in a meddlesome way
  • This guy is always nosing around the office
    

• be nosey
  • Don't pry into my personal matters!
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  crowbar , wrecking bar , pry bar , prise , intrude , horn in , nose , poke , prize , lever , jimmy