Definitions for prise
Overview of verb prise
The verb prise has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) pry, prise, prize, lever, 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")
2. pry, prise
(make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him")
3. respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
(regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity")
