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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King