Definition of prising Prising
pris•ing
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What does prising mean?
Wiktionary 
- prising (Verb)
Present participle of prise.
Part of speech
🔤- prising, verb, gerund of prise (infinitive).
WordNet
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| prise - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" | ||
| respect, esteem, value, prize | ||
| disesteem, disrespect have little or no respect for; hold in contempt | ||
| regard, view, reckon, consider, see look at attentively | ||
| think the world of esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser" | ||
| reverence, venerate, revere, fear regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" | ||
| look up to, admire feel admiration for | ||
| prise - 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" | ||
| pry, prize, lever, jimmy | ||
| loose, loosen become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" | ||
| open up, open talk freely and without inhibition | ||
| prise - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" | ||
| pry | ||
| wring from, extort get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prise (n.)
An enterprise. - prise (n. & v.)
See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prise
prīz, n. (Spens.) an enterprise or adventure
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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prise
To raise, or slue, weighty bodies by means of a lever purchase or power. (See PRIZING.)
