Thesaurus / pried
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synonyms for pried
- wrest
- pull
- extract
- jimmy
- divide
- move
- twist
- elevate
- elicit
- uplift
- heave
- raise
- tilt
- upraise
- separate
- disjoin
- lift
- hoist
- press
- wring
- rear
- extort
- prize
- tear
- disengage
- turn
- push
- lever
- pick up
- take up
- turn out
- uprear
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antonyms for pried
MOST RELEVANT
- close
- leave alone
- fall
- neglect
- abandon
- lower
- drop
- depress
- untwist
- discourage
- stop
- fix
- keep
- join
- attach
- suppress
- destroy
- repress
- hide
- demote
- lessen
- decrease
- straighten
- dissuade
- unite
- connect
- combine
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With the wedge Rose pried a floor-board out of its place, and made an opening large enough to let himself through.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSThen they brought out a great chisel and pried off the planking, fearful of the noise it made.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS AFLOATRUEL PERLEY SMITHThe lids of the boxes were pried off with bayonets, and the Sergeants ran along the companies distributing the packages.
SI KLEGG, BOOK 2 (OF 6)JOHN MCELROYWith a chisel we pried at the sides of a large block of masonry, perhaps eight bricks in size.
MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY, VOL. 1 (OF 4)VARIOUSThe mouth must not be held open as if the jaws were pried apart.
THE CHILD-VOICE IN SINGINGFRANCIS E. HOWARDKaraki knelt beside him, pried him up until he could get a shoulder under his middle, and lifted him like a loose bag of meal.
WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDSJOHN RUSSELLI pried open the red-hot door of the stove with a stick that almost caught flame as I pried.
TRAMPING ON LIFEHARRY KEMPThey came to the place where they had pried out the great rock that had so nearly brought them to grief.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINEThe money was placed in McGuffey's hands, and a moment later, with a mighty effort, Mr. Gibney pried off the lid of the crate.
CAPTAIN SCRAGGSPETER B. KYNEThe mountain shook and groans and hisses were heard in the air as he pried up the stone that lay across the pit-mouth.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LAND, COMPLETECHARLES M. SKINNER