look vs pry

look

noun
  • The action of looking; an attempt to see. 

  • A facial expression. 

  • Physical appearance, visual impression. 

verb
  • As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object. 

  • To make sure of, to see to. 

  • To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it. 

  • To give an appearance of being. 

  • To express or manifest by a look. 

  • To face or present a view. 

  • To expect or anticipate. 

  • As an intransitive verb, often with "at". 

  • To search for, to try to find. 

  • To appear, to seem. 

intj
  • Pay attention. 

pry

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

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

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

verb
  • 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. 

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

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