Associations to the word «Prise»

Wiktionary

PRISE, noun. (obsolete) An enterprise.
PRISE, noun. Obsolete form of prize.
PRISE, verb. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
PRISE DE FER, noun. (fencing) An engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon.

Dictionary definition

PRISE, verb. 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".
PRISE, verb. Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him".
PRISE, verb. Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity".

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery