prise

Definitions

1. To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
2. To extract something that is difficult to obtain.

Equivalents

Examples

“I think⟳ he must have⟳ been trying to prise open⟳ that box yonder when he was attacked.”

“Come⟳, force⟳ the gates with crowbars, prise them apart!”

“Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try⟳ to prise open⟳ products.”

“Many prefectural governments operate⟳ support⟳ centers for families of hikikomori, but they are staffed by nonspecialists. The priority is to help⟳ prise hikikomori out of their rooms and get⟳ them back to work⟳, a solution that may leave⟳ psychological issues unaddressed.”

“prise information out of someone”

CEFR level