pry

Meanings

• a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; :
  • "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
• be nosey
  • "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
• search or inquire in a meddlesome way
• make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

Synonyms

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