prise

praɪz

Definition of prise - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

forceful action

Rare

forceful or violent twist or turn

Rare

He applied a prise to the stuck lid.

jimmy

lever

mechanics

Rare

act of using leverage to open something

Rare

The prise of the door required strength.

force

leverage

pressure

Verb

tr.

action

Rare

extract something with difficulty

Rare

She managed to prise the secret from him.

extract

wrest

value

Rare

regard something highly or value it

Rare

She prises her independence above all else.

appreciate

esteem

value

mechanics

Rare

use force to move or open something

Rare

He had to prise the window open with a crowbar.

jimmy

lever

pry

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prise off

remove something using force or leverage

He managed to prise off the lid with a screwdriver.

prise open

use force or a tool to open something tightly shut

He tried to prise open the old wooden box.

en prise

adj.

vulnerable to capture by an opponent's piece

The knight is en prise after the last move.

Origin of prise

French, prise (a taking)

Examples of prise in a sentence

A quick prise freed the jammed drawer.
The prise of the lid was tricky.
He used a tool for the prise of the crate.
He had to prise open the old chest.
They tried to prise the truth from the witness.
He prises honesty in all his relationships.

They prise their cultural heritage deeply.
She used a knife to prise open the paint can.
They had to prise the door off its hinges.

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French:prise, arracher, ...
German:Kraftaufwand, entlocken, ...
Italian:leva, strappare, ...
Spanish:fuerza, sacar, ...
Portuguese:torção, arrancar, ...
Chinese:猛扭, 逼问, ...
Japanese:強引な動き, 引き出す, ...
Arabic:لَفّة قَويّة, اِنْتَزَعَ, ...
Hebrew:סִיבּוּב כֹּחַ, לְחַלֵּץ, ...
Russian:силовое действие, вытягивать, ...
Ukrainian:сильний поворот, витягати, ...
Hindi:बलपूर्वक क्रिया, निकालना, ...
Bengali:বলপ্রয়োগ, বের করা, ...
Catalan:força, arrencar, ...
Czech:zkroucení, vylákat, ...
Danish:vrid, lirke, ...
Dutch:krachtige draai, ontfutselen, ...
Greek:στρίψιμο, αποσπώ, ...
Hungarian:csavarás, kiszedni, ...
Khmer:ការបត់បង្វិលដោយកម្លាំង, គាស់យក, ...
Korean:강한 비틀림, 캐내다, ...
Persian:چرخش یا پیچش شدید, بیرون کشید, ...
Polish:gwałtowny skręt, wydobyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):torção, arrancar, ...
Romanian:răsucire puternică, a smulge, ...
Swedish:tvist, lirka, ...
Thai:การบิดอย่างแรง, ดึงออก, ...
Turkish:şiddetli bükme, zorla almak, ...
Vietnamese:xoay mạnh, lấy, ...

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