verb-intransitive. To look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently: was always prying into the affairs of others. n. The act of prying.n. An excessively or impertinently inquisitive person.v. To raise, move, or force open with a lever.v. To obtain with effort or difficulty: pried a confession out of the suspect. n. Something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage.