1) Acting like a snoop 2) Curious 3) Inquisitive 4) Intrusive 5) Like a nosy parker 6) Nosey 7) Nosy 8) Offensive inquisitiveness 9) Snoopy 10) That pries 11) Using a crowbar 12) Wielding a lever Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/prying
The amplification of an external force acting on a bolt by a lever action which can occur when that force is an eccentric tensile load.
Found on http://www.boltscience.com/pages/glossary.htm