be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office
If you pry something such as information out of someone, you persuade them to tell you although they may be very unwilling to. their attempts to pry the names from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs, or look at their personal possessions. We do not want people prying into our affairs Imelda might think she was prying She thought she was safe from prying eyes and could do as she wished