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Synset

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sample sentences

"The burglar jimmied the lock"
"Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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pry
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hypernym
entailment