Search results for 'prize':

prise or (US) prize verb (prised, prising) 1 to lever something open, off, out, etc, usually with some difficulty • prised open the lid • prised the shell off the rock. 2 to get with difficulty • prised the truth out of her. See also pry².
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: French, meaning 'something captured', from Latin prehendere to seize.

prize¹ noun 1 something won in a competition, lottery, etc. 2 a reward given in recognition of excellence. 3 something striven for, or worth striving for. 4 something captured or taken by force, especially a ship in war; a trophy. 5 as adj a deserving, or having won, a prize • a prize bull; b highly valued • her prize possession; c ironic perfect; great • a prize fool; d belonging or relating to, or given as, a prize. • prize money. verb (prized, prizing) to value or regard highly.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: related to price and praise, ultimately from Latin prehendere to seize.