01593254-v 'to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open'; V2; 
 
English pry 3 ( ) , prise 1 , jimmy 1 ( ) , prize , lever ( )
Indonesian mengungkil , mengungkit , membongkar , menuas , menuil , mengumpil , tuil
Japanese こじ開ける
Definitions
English
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
Japanese
特にある物を開けるために動かす、または力ずくで押す
強盗は錠をかなてこでこじ開けた:アライグマはゴミバケツに何とかふたをこじ開けた
Relations
Hypernym: open
Entails loosen
Semantic Field: contactv
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s something;   Somebody ----s something PP;  
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TempoWN: (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.006; Future: 0.000)

SentiWN: (+0.00 -0.00) MLSentiCon: (+0.00 -0.38)


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