Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.]

Pry \Pry\, v. i. [OE. prien. Cf. {Peer} to peep.]
   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.
   Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.

Pry \Pry\, n. [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See {Prize}, n.]
   A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]

   {Pry pole}, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin,
      and stands facing the windlass.

Source : WordNet®

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}]