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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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Raising and lowering.
PRISE meaning: 1. to use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a…. Learn more.
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.
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.
verb. to force open by levering. to extract or obtain with difficulty. they had to prise the news out of him. noun. rare. a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of prise 1. C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see prize 1.
The meaning of PRISE is chiefly British spelling of prize:5.
Definition of prise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
