pry ²
praI
transitive verb
1. to move, lift, open, or otherwise force, with something that acts as a lever.
example: We pried the door open with a crowbar.
2. to get or obtain only with great difficulty.
example: He could not pry the secrets out of her.
noun
1. a tool that can be used as a lever.
2. the leverage applied by such a tool.