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    prise
    /prʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something): "I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick" Similar leverforcewrenchpull

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PRISE definition: 1. to use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPRISE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PRISE meaning: 1. to use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a…. Learn more.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    You will need to prise the old light socket out of the wall. I gently prised her fingers loose. She tried to prise open the door. I prised my wrist free. I tried to pry his hands off the box. Word Origin late 17th cent.: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    3 meanings: 1. to force open by levering 2. to extract or obtain with difficulty 3. rare or dialect a tool involving leverage.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prisePrise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To prise is to extract or move something using force, the way you'd prise your stolen diary out of your snooping sibling's hands.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prisePrise Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PRISE is chiefly British spelling of prize:5.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › prisePRISE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Prise definition: prize3. . See examples of PRISE used in a sentence.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishprise | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    prise definition: to use force to move, remove, or open something: . Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › prisePrise - definition of prise by The Free Dictionary

    Define prise. prise synonyms, prise pronunciation, prise translation, English dictionary definition of prise. v. & n. Variant of prize3. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › priseprise | meaning of prise in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    prise meaning, definition, what is prise: to move or lift something by pushing it ...: Learn more.