Noun:

PRYING,

prying's Usage Examples:

A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying.

A mattock /ˈmætək/ is a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping.

Similar prying within a family is called wittoldry.

L-shaped metal rod with a socket wrench on the bent end and a prying tip on the other end.

The prying tip is mainly intended to remove hub caps or wheel covers.

Based on the earlier Kelly tool, the Halligan is a multipurpose tool for prying, twisting, punching, or striking.

A handspike is a metal bar or pipe that is used as a lever for prying or leverage, similar to a crowbar.

it With poor relations, having closed the door Ashamed to be so seen by prying folk Such poverty was then by him removed — Cirupanarruppatai 175–187, Translator:.

secret detention sites like Rish Khor to carry out interrogations away from prying eyes.

Hammering is use of a hammer in its strike capacity, as opposed to prying with an secondary claw or grappling with a secondary hook.

door while the matching escutcheon inside has a rotating cover to prevent prying eyes.

is a tool used in fire and rescue service for forcible entry and other prying and striking tasks.

The previous method may be assisted by gently prying the door from the frame with an air wedge or lever.

is a firefighting tool used for multiple purposes including pulling and prying.

Li was charged for "prying into state secrets"—he collected data on "names, age, family situation,.

Point — for breaking hard materials and prying.

Wedge — an unsharpened blade for digging, breaking and prying.

Synonyms:

curious; nosey; nosy; snoopy;

Antonyms:

nativeness; uninterested; familiar; uninquiring; incurious;