Meaning of "pry"

pry •

v.
• • 1. pry, to look with curiosity (generally used in the sense of "to pry into other peoples affairs"): manghimasok (makialam) sa mga gawain ng iba

n.
• • an inquisitive person: mausisang tao, taong mapanghimasok, paki-alamero/ paki-alamera, usisero/ usisera, usyoso/a
  • 2.) pry

v.
• • 1. to raise or move by force: tumalikwas, talikwasin, patalikwasin, sumikwat, sikwatin
  • 2. to get with much effort: magpilit, mapilit, pagpilitan, pilitin, pumuwersa, mapuwersa, puwersahin, mapiga

n.
• • a lever for prying: panikwas, panikwat

» synonyms and related words:

nose

n.
• • 1. the part of the face just above the mouth: ilong
  • 2. sense of smell: pangamoy
  • 3. the part that stands out, esp. the bow of a ship or boat: nguso, ungos

v.
• • 1. to smell: umamoy, amuyan, maamuyan
  • 2. to pry into: umamoy, amuyan, humanap, hanapin, magmanman,
  • 3. to poke ones nose into other peoples business (coll.), to interfere: makialam, pakialaman
  • 4. to pay through the nose (coll.), to pay too much: magbayad nang labis (napakamahal)
  • 5. to blow the nose: suminga, isinga, pasingahin
  • 6. to wipe the nose: magpahid ng ilong, pahiran ang ilong
  • 7. bridge of the nose: balingusan

tuklap

v.
• • magtuklap, tuklapin (mag-:-in) to detach, to remove the skin or covering, to pry. Tuklapin mo ang balat ng sampalok. Remove the covering on the tamarind.