see|Prise
English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪz|-aɪz

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete An enterprise.
2. obsolete Variant of prize.

See also
prize
price

Verb
en-verb|pris|ing

1. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

#: 1919: I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked. � w:Sax Rohmer|Sax Rohmer, The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
#: c. 1925: Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart! � Jack Lindsay, translation of Lysistrata
#: 2004: Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try to prise open products. � BBC News

Translations
Finnish: vääntää, kangeta

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|/priz�/, /pris/

Etymology
From F. #French|prise.

Noun
nl-noun|gf|pl1prises|pl2prisen|dimprieske

1. Flemish (Electrical) plug.

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�iz/, SAMPA|/pRiz/

Noun
prise f

1. (feminine of pris, past participle of prendre) capture|Capture, catch, hold.
2. (Electrical) plug.

Derived terms
en prise

Verb
prise

1. First and third person singular indicative present of priser.
2. First and third person singular subjunctive present of priser.
3. Second person singular imperative of priser.

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