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to open the lid

I have forgotten the word (verb) for opening a lid with the help of the back of a spoon using it as a lever. I looked for the word in the Roget's Thesaurus (paperback) 1997 edition under the heading "Open", but couldn't find that word. Can anybody think of it for me ?

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Re: to open the lid

I would be levering the lid off .

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Re: to open the lid

What about, pry it open with a spoon?

pry: To raise, move, or force open with a lever.

Click here (sense #2).

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Re: to open the lid

Or 'prise': pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy: Information from Answers.com

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Re: to open the lid

Yaah, thank you. "Pry" is the word I was trying to recollect. I don't understand why it is not mentioned under the head "Open" in the thesaurus.

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Re: to open the lid

Jimmy is good word, too.

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