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v. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"

v. 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"

respect, prize, value, esteem, think highly of, think much of

v. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break, interrupt, end prematurely

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

break, break in

v. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

break, damp, dampen, weaken, soften

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

pressure, force, coerce

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

force, storm, break open, break through

v. take by force; "Storm the fort"

force, do forcibly, exert force on

v. do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"

wrench, wring

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

choke, scrag

v. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

throttle, strangulate, strangle

v. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

worship

v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

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