The Clue
Nose (3 letter answer)
The Answer
PRY
Tags
Notes
The answer PRY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
Related Clues
Butt in
Crowbar
Jimmy
Meddle
Peep
Snoop
Act the snoop
Be inquisitive
Be nosy
Delve (into)
Detach by leverage
Get nosy
Use a crowbar
Use a lever
Be too personal
"I don't mean to ___..."
Show unseemly curiosity
Not get off easily?
Definition
PRY as a noun:
1. (crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar) = a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
PRY as a verb:
1. (pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy) = 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"
2. be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
3. (intrude, horn in, pry, nose, poke) = search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"
4. (pry, prise) = make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"