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Meaning prise meaning

What does prise mean?
Definitions in simple English

prise Verb

— If you prise something, you force it open with a lever.

prise

— verb (= pry, jimmy) 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 — verb (= pry) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry They pried the information out of him — verb (= respect, prize) regard highly; think much of I respect his judgement We prize his creativity

Synonyms prise synonyms

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prise English » English

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Conjugation prise conjugation

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prise · verb

Examples prise examples

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Simple sentences

They were unable to prise open the box because it was too rusty.
Tom tried to prise open the box.

Movie subtitles

I prise the rent out of the local Hebrews.
We'll prise you out of your shell in a few minutes' time!
So they prise it open andt here it is: a betting slip.
Nothing will prise me loose.
I had to prise his jaws open.
He swore only death would prise it from his hands.
Sur-prise, sur-prize, sur-prise!
Do you think I like spending all night trying to prise shopping out of our frankly antiquated system?
Cameron! The electronic locks are down. You should be able to prise the doors open.
There is no better prise.
The ducks must quickly prise the mussels free before the tide starts to turn.
This female walrus is shielding her pup, if can just prise her off.
The crossbill's extraordinary beak can prise apart the scales, so that it's tongue can extract the seeds.
You should be able to prise the doors open.
Everyone you know, Miss Price, will one day prise your fingers from the raft and watch you drown.
The wine Aunt Prise brought smells really good!
There's no pain would prise his need from him.
You held it so tightly, it was tough for them to prise it from you.
Surprise, sur-freaking-prise.
We could get one of those hooks. We can prise these locks off.
We'd better find something to prise it open with.
Prepare to prise open the door.
I think we owe it to my cousin Angela to prise Tuppy apart from this interloper.
I'm trying to achieve a level of abstract thought here, trying to prise this. whatever it is out of my memory.
We've got police on three continents trying to prise this open.
That look could prise secrets from the blackest souls.
This female walrus is shielding her pup, if he can just prise her off.
Surprise sur-fucking-prise.
You're not gonna die.I prise.
Three at the front were made by Conor trying to prise his attacker's hands off.
You're the only one that can prise that chip off Tamika's shoulder.
We just have to prise him out.

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