Meaning of prise | Babel Free

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