What is the meaning of pry?

noun

• A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.
  • synonyms: crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar

verb

• To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.
  • usage: "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
  • synonyms: prise, prize, lever, jimmy
• Be nosey.
  • usage: "Don't pry into my personal matters"
• Search or inquire in a meddlesome way.
  • usage: "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  • synonyms: intrude, horn in, nose, poke
• Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry.
  • usage: "They pried the information out of him"
  • synonyms: prise