Pry and Watch

Pry

Pry verb - To raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever.

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Watch and pry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Watch" instead a verb "Pry".

Nearby Words: prying, pried

Watch verb - To keep one's eyes on.

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Pry and watch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pry" instead a verb "Watch".

Nearby Words: watchful, watched, watcher, watching

Foreshadowing: In one early promo, Bray said that the Family would 'pry open their eyes and force them to watch'.

Source: Wrestling / The Wyatt Family
In Night Watch, where Vimes notes that "unarmed civilians" can be decidedly dangerous once they pry a few cobblestones off the street and a number of tradesman's tools are basically nastier versions of military weapons.

Source: Defiant Stone Throw

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