| pry | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. crowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar | a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge. |
| ~ jim crow | a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails. |
| ~ jemmy, jimmy | a short crowbar.; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy" |
| ~ lever | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum. |
| v. (contact) | 2. jimmy, lever, prise, prize, pry | 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" |
| ~ loosen, loose | make loose or looser.; "loosen the tension on a rope" |
| ~ open, open up | cause to open or to become open.; "Mary opened the car door" |
| v. (communication) | 3. pry | be nosey.; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" |
| ~ ask, enquire, inquire | inquire about.; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" |
| v. (perception) | 4. horn in, intrude, nose, poke, pry | search or inquire in a meddlesome way.; "This guy is always nosing around the office" |
| ~ search, look | search or seek.; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" |
| v. (creation) | 5. prise, pry | make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry.; "They pried the information out of him" |
| ~ wring from, extort | get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner. |
| inspect | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ go over, review, survey | hold a review (of troops). |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ perambulate | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property).; "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" |
| ~ case | look over, usually with the intention to rob.; "They men cased the housed" |
| ~ vet | examine carefully.; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out" |
| v. (motion) | 2. inspect, visit | come to see in an official or professional capacity.; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| investigate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ explore, research, search | inquire into.; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" |
| ~ explore | travel to or penetrate into.; "explore unknown territory in biology" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ research | attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner.; "The student researched the history of that word" |
| ~ experiment | to conduct a test or investigation.; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" |
| v. (communication) | 2. enquire, inquire, investigate | conduct an inquiry or investigation of.; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" |
| ~ spy | secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage.; "spy for the Russians" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
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