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- pronunciation:
- praIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
prises, prizes, prising, prizing, prised, prized |
definition 1: |
to move or open with, or as if with, a lever; pry.
We managed to prise the boulder from its position.They found something to prise the locked window.- similar words:
- pry, wedge
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definition 2: |
to cause (something) to be in a certain state by prising.
She used a screwdriver to prise the paint can open. |
related words: |
pick |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a lever or something used as one.
What can we use as a prise to lift the rock?- similar words:
- pry
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