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   pry

   /prī/

   verb

   • 1. use force in order to move or open (something) or to separate (something) from something else: North American "using a screwdriver, he pried open the window"
   • ▪ obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty: North American "I got the loan, though I had to pry it out of him"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from the verb prise, interpreted as pries, third person singular of the present tense.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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