The meaning of Prising

praɪz

Prising – definition

verb
Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).
Usage examples:
I tried to prise joe's fingers away from the stick
Synonims:
Lever Force Wrench Pull Wrest Twist Jemmy Pry

verb
Present participle of prise

verb
To use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a fixed point or to separate things using force
Usage examples:
I managed to prise the lid off the tin of paint., she prised the child's fingers apart and forced h…

Prising translation into English

Prising: translate from English into Chinese

打赏, 撬, 宝贵, 宝重

Prising: translate from English into Dutch

Prijzen, Waarderen, Op prijs stellen, Bekronen, Openbreken, Bekronen met een prijs

Prising: translate from English into French

Prix, Priser, Décerner, Attacher beaucoup de prix

Prising: translate from English into German

Preise, Schätzen, Würdigen, Hoch schätzen

Prising: translate from English into Hindi

Prizing

Prising: translate from English into Italian

Premio, Aprire facendo leva, Apprezzare, Stimare, Aprire, Togliere coperchio, Valutare, Fare leva su

Prising: translate from English into Korean

상, 존중하다, 나포하다, 포획하다, 지레로 들어올리다, 지레로 움직이다

Prising: translate from English into Russian

Ценить, Взламывать посредством рычага, Высоко ценить, Поднимать посредством рычага, Оценивать

Prising: translate from English into Spanish

Premio, Capturar, Apreciar mucho

Word origin

late 16th century: from dialect prise ‘lever’, from Old French prise ‘grasp, taking hold’. Compare with pry2.

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Prising – similar words

prises

verb
Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).
Usage examples:
I tried to prise joe's fingers away from the stick

verb
To use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a fixed point or to separate things using force
Usage examples:
I managed to prise the lid off the tin of paint., she prised the child's fingers apart and forced h…

All meanings and translations of Prises

prised

verb
Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).
Usage examples:
I tried to prise joe's fingers away from the stick

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prise

verb
Use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).
Usage examples:
I tried to prise joe's fingers away from the stick

verb
To use force to lift something off something else, for example by pressing a tool against a fixed point or to separate things using force
Usage examples:
I managed to prise the lid off the tin of paint., she prised the child's fingers apart and forced h…

All meanings and translations of Prise

Prising synonims

force

noun
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Usage examples:
He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb
Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.
Usage examples:
The back door of the bank was forced

noun
A waterfall.
Usage examples:
At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

All meanings and translations of Force

jemmy

noun
A short crowbar used by a burglar to force open a window or door.
Usage examples:
We armed ourselves with axes, crowbars, jemmies, metal poles, sledge hammers, a quart of paraffin a…

verb
Force open (a window or door) with a jemmy.
Usage examples:
A burglar jemmied his patio doors

noun
A short, strong metal bar with a curved end, often used to force things open, for example by thieves to force open windows or doors

All meanings and translations of Jemmy

lever

noun
A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.
Usage examples:
A tyre lever

verb
Lift or move with a lever.
Usage examples:
She levered the lid off the pot with a screwdriver

noun
A handle that you move to control the operation of a machine
Usage examples:
He pushed the lever into the "on" position and started the machine.

All meanings and translations of Lever

pry

verb
Inquire too closely into a person's private affairs.
Usage examples:
Sorry, i didn't mean to pry

verb
Another term for prise.
Usage examples:
He pried his left leg free

verb
Be nosey

All meanings and translations of Pry

pull

verb
Exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.
Usage examples:
He pulled them down on to the couch

noun
An act of pulling something.
Usage examples:
Give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots

verb
Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

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twist

verb
Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.
Usage examples:
A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun
An act of twisting something around a stationary point.
Usage examples:
The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb
Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

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wrench

noun
A sudden violent twist or pull.
Usage examples:
With a wrench tony wriggled free

verb
Pull or twist suddenly and violently.
Usage examples:
Casey grabbed the gun and wrenched it from my hand

verb
A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

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wrest

verb
Forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp.
Usage examples:
Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold

noun
A key for tuning a harp or piano.
Usage examples:
With respect to the harp, he produces the sharps, flats, quarter-notes, or any intermediate variati…

verb
To obtain something with difficulty, effort, or violence
Usage examples:
Shareholders will try to wrest control of the company from the current management.

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