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- Dictionaryprise/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
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to use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a fixed point or to separate things using force: I managed to prise the lid off the tin of paint. She prised the child's fingers apart and forced him to give her the coins. Synonym. jimmy US.
Definition of prise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PRISE meaning: 1. to use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a…. Learn more.
prise meaning, definition, what is prise: to move or lift something by pushing it ...: Learn more.
prise definition: to use force to move, remove, or open something: . Learn more.
1. to force open by levering. 2. to extract or obtain with difficulty. they had to prise the news out of him. noun. 3. rare or dialect. a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed. US and Canadian equivalent: pry. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
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. The verb prise is good for when you use an effortful physical force. If you're struggling to open an old window that's painted shut, you may need a screwdriver to prise it open.
The meaning of PRISE is chiefly British spelling of prize:5.
verb. to force open by levering. to extract or obtain with difficulty. they had to prise the news out of him. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. noun. rare.
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.
