"unpry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unpries [present, singular, third-person], unprying [participle, present], unpried [participle, past], unpried [past]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: un- + pry Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|pry}} un- + pry Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpry (third-person singular simple present unpries, present participle unprying, simple past and past participle unpried)
  1. (transitive) To pry apart; to prise or loosen. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unpry-en-verb-IP~h3~nD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unpry meaning in English (1.6kB)

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