prise (pr z)v. & n. Variant of prize3. |
prise, prize [praɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to force open by levering
2. to extract or obtain with difficulty they had to prise the news out of him
n
(Engineering / Tools) Rare or dialect a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed US and Canadian equivalent pry
[from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see prize1]
prize1 (praɪz)
n.
1. a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
2. something won in a lottery or the like.
3. anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued.
4. something seized or captured, esp. an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime.
5. the act of taking or capturing, esp. a ship at sea.
6. Archaic. a contest or match.
adj. 7. having won a prize: a prize play.
8. worthy of a prize.
9. given or awarded as a prize.
[1250–1300; in part continuing Middle English prise something captured, a seizing < Middle French < Latin pre(hē)nsa, n. use of feminine past participle of pre(he)ndere to take]
prize2 (praɪz) v.t. prized, priz•ing.
1. to value or esteem highly.
2. to estimate the worth or value of.
[1325–75; Middle English prisen < Middle French prisier, variant of preisier to praise]
syn: See appreciate.
prize3 or prise (praɪz) v. prized, priz•ing,
n. v.t.
1. pry 2.
n. 2. leverage.
[1350–1400; Middle English prise < Middle French: a hold, grasp < Latin pre(hē)nsa. See prize1]
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | prise - to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" |
| 2. | prise - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" wring from, extort - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner | |
| 3. | prise - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" think the world of - esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser" reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" admire, look up to - feel admiration for |
prise see prize
Translations
prise [praɪz] VT to prise sth off → levantar algo haciendo palanca
to prise sth open → abrir algo haciendo palanca
we had to prise the secret out of him → tuvimos que sacarle el secreto a la fuerza
to prise sb out of his post → lograr que algn renuncie a su puesto, desahuciar a algn
to prise a lid up → levantar una tapa haciendo palanca
to prise sth open → abrir algo haciendo palanca
we had to prise the secret out of him → tuvimos que sacarle el secreto a la fuerza
to prise sb out of his post → lograr que algn renuncie a su puesto, desahuciar a algn
to prise a lid up → levantar una tapa haciendo palanca
prise prize [ˈpraɪz] vt
to prise sth from sb's hand → arracher qch des mains de qn
to prise sth open → forcer qch
to prise sth off → arracher qch
to prise sth from sb's hand → arracher qch des mains de qn
to prise sth open → forcer qch
to prise sth off → arracher qch
prise, (US) prize
vt to prise something open → etw aufbrechen; to prise the lid up/off → den Deckel auf-/abbekommen; to prise something out (of something) → etw aus etw herausbekommen; to prise a secret out of somebody → jdm ein Geheimnis entlocken
prise prize (Am) [praɪz] vt to prise sth open → aprire qc (forzando il coperchio)
to prise a lid up/off → aprire/togliere un coperchio facendo leva
to prise a lid up/off → aprire/togliere un coperchio facendo leva
prise out prize out (Am) vt + adv to prise sth out (of sb) (secret) → tirar fuori qc (da qn)
to use force to dislodge (something) from its position usually through leverage. He prised open the lid with a knife.
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