Word

prise, v.
(prised, prises, prising)
freq. cnt. 1

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

jimmy lever prise prize pry

sample sentences

"The burglar jimmied the lock"
"Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lever lever leverage

semantic pointers

hypernym

entailment

regard highly; think much of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

esteem prise prize respect value

sample sentences

"I respect his judgement"
"We prize his creativity"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The chefs %s the vegetables

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The chefs %s the vegetables

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

respect respect respecter respect

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

esteem esteem esteem

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

consider, see, regard, view, reckon

hyponym

think the world of reverence, revere, venerate, fear admire, look up to

make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
<verb.creation>

prise pry

sample sentences

"They pried the information out of him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

extort, wring from