PRIZE

to pry, to press or force with a lever

/to move or force especially in an effort to get something open
SYN - jimmy, lever, pry

"He had hoped that he could somehow get his fingers under the lid so that he could prize the top off."

"the teeter-totter was the perfect thing to explain how you could use a lever to prize things."

"luckily they had a number of strong men there who together were able to prize the door open."