bird dog vs pry

bird dog

verb
  • To watch closely. 

  • A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors. 

  • To seek out. 

noun
  • A dog, especially a pointer, used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds. 

  • A tout. 

  • A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee. 

  • A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner 

  • A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps). 

  • A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted. 

pry

verb
  • To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public. 

  • To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop. 

  • To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize. 

  • Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort. 

noun
  • A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever. 

  • A person who is very inquisitive or nosy; a busybody, a nosey parker. 

  • An act of prying; a close and curious look. 

How often have the words bird dog and pry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )