Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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prize . - noun A variant of
prize . - An obsolete form of
prize . - Choice; excellent; noble.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete An enterprise.
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prize , n., 5. Alsoprize , v. t.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An enterprise.
- noun obsolete Variant of
prize . - verb To force (open) with a lever; to
pry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb regard highly; think much of
- verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
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Examples
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Now we're gwine out ter de cotton compress, an 'git a lot er colored men tergether, an' ef de w'ite folks 'sturbs me, I shouldn't be s'prise' ef dere'd be a mix-up; -- an 'ef dere is, me an _one_ w'ite man
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'prise' control in a situation where few have it in greater proportional share than ever before?
CounterPunch 2008
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We'll have to foot it, anyway, for quite some distance, if we want to s'prise 'em. "
The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow Charles Henry Lerrigo 1916
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I would n 'be s'prise' ef you'd fin 'her dere now. "
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I would n 'be s'prise' ef you'd fin 'her dere now. "
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Now Liverpool are keen on the Sunderland-born talent and with their owner, Fenway Sports Group, allocating a substantial transfer budget to Dalglish, they have the means to prise Henderson away from his boyhood club.
Liverpool keen to prise Jordan Henderson from Sunderland 2011
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The Aston Villa pair of Stewart Downing and Ashley Young are also on Dalglish's wanted list, as is Blackpool's Charlie Adam, although he faces competition from Manchester United for Young and a difficult task to prise Downing from Villa Park.
Liverpool keen to prise Jordan Henderson from Sunderland 2011
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Those that do not understand why Obama won the prise are either evil, ignorant or stupid (prerequisities for membership in the Republican Party) ..
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Now Liverpool are keen on the Sunderland-born talent and with their owner, Fenway Sports Group, allocating a substantial transfer budget to Dalglish, they have the means to prise Henderson away from his boyhood club.
Liverpool keen to prise Jordan Henderson from Sunderland 2011
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The Aston Villa pair of Stewart Downing and Ashley Young are also on Dalglish's wanted list, as is Blackpool's Charlie Adam, although he faces competition from Manchester United for Young and a difficult task to prise Downing from Villa Park.
Liverpool keen to prise Jordan Henderson from Sunderland 2011
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