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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pry" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to the act of prying or to a tool used for prying, but it lacks context and clarity.
Example: "He used a pry to open the stuck door."
Alternatives: "a pry bar" or "a prying action".
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Someone with a pry bar, maybe.
HALLIGAN -- A tool that combines a crowbar, a pry plate and a pick.
Try to dislodge rocks with a pry bar and a pick.
The task can be made easier using a pry bar as a lever.
The task can be made a little easier using a pry bar as a makeshift lever.
Insert a pry bar between the jamb and the studs and gently pry the jamb back a little.
The tools: a plain chisel, leaf wedges made from truck springs, a sawed-off 12-pound sledgehammer, a pry bar, a crack hammer, lots of patience.
He gazed admiringly at the big rough kid in a skullcap running a pry bar around the rim and freeing up the tire.
"Indeed, any thief — even the most clumsy — can use a sledgehammer, a pry bar or bolt cutter to bypass essentially any lock".
It is a good idea to carry along a pry bar and a shovel to help you dislodge and uncover stones embedded in the dirt.
Three policemen crouched behind a low concrete wall with several small holes that had been made with a pry bar and a mallet.
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