prize

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NGSL Rank: 2002
prize
prʌɪz Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.
    E.g. Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art
  • an enemy ship captured during the course of naval warfare.
    E.g. the sloop had been taken as a prize
adjective
  • having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition.
    E.g. a prize bull
verb
  • value extremely highly.
    E.g. the berries were prized for their healing properties
verb
  • variant spelling of prise.
prise
prʌɪz Listen
Meanings
verb
  • use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something).
    E.g. I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick

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