(BrE) (AmE prize) especially in AmE( verb
to use force to separate sth from sth else: [VN, +adv./prep.] He prised her fingers from the bag and took it from her. * [VN-ADJ] She used a knife to prise open the lid.
PHRASALVERBS
prise sth<->out )of sb(
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