pry
Kelime Anlamı :
1. burnunu sokmak.
2. dikizlemek.
3. gözetle.
4. gözetlemek.
5. merakla bakmak.
6. zorla elde etmek.
7. zorla söyletmek.
8. kaldıraç.
9. kaldıraç ile kaldırma.
10. koparmak.
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Tanımlar :
1.
to look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently: was always prying into the affairs of others.
2. the act of prying.
3. an excessively or impertinently inquisitive person.
4. to raise, move, or force open with a lever.
5. to obtain with effort or difficulty: pried a confession out of the suspect.
6. something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage.
2. the act of prying.
3. an excessively or impertinently inquisitive person.
4. to raise, move, or force open with a lever.
5. to obtain with effort or difficulty: pried a confession out of the suspect.
6. something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
to look where one is not welcome; to be nosey.
2. to look closely and curiously at, peep
3. the act of prying
4. an excessively inquisitive person
5. A lever.
6. leverage.
7. to use leverage to open or widen. (see also prise and prize.)
2. to look closely and curiously at, peep
3. the act of prying
4. an excessively inquisitive person
5. A lever.
6. leverage.
7. to use leverage to open or widen. (see also prise and prize.)
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A lever; also, leverage.
2. curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
3. to peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach.
4. to raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize.
2. curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
3. to peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach.
4. to raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to look closely or with scrutinizing curiosity; hence, to search curiously or impertinently into any matter; peer; peep.
2. to observe; note.
3. to raise or move by means of a pry; prize; bring into a desired position or condition by means of a pry: as, to pry a box open.
4. A peeping glance; peering; curious or narrow inspection.
5. one who pries; a prier; an inquisitive, intrusive person (with allusion to paul pry, a fictitious name which, in its turn, was evidently suggested by this sense of the word).
6. A large lever employed to raise or move heavy substances; a prize.
2. to observe; note.
3. to raise or move by means of a pry; prize; bring into a desired position or condition by means of a pry: as, to pry a box open.
4. A peeping glance; peering; curious or narrow inspection.
5. one who pries; a prier; an inquisitive, intrusive person (with allusion to paul pry, a fictitious name which, in its turn, was evidently suggested by this sense of the word).
6. A large lever employed to raise or move heavy substances; a prize.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia