Pry
Pry verb - To raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever.
Rip
Rip verb - To separate or remove by forceful pulling.
Usage example: rip a sheet off the pad of paper
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A much-weakened and disemboweled Black Noir, fresh from killing the Homelander, attracts a storm of firepower from the Marines outside the White House and still survives long enough for Butcher to finally pry open his skull with a crowbar, rip out his brain, and crush it in his fist.
Source: Comic Book / The Boys
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