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prize

adj · noun · verb · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪ̯z/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯z/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯z/
  • /ˈpɹaːz/ Southern US, General South African, /aɪ̯/-ungliding
  • rhymes with -aɪz
  • homophone: pries
  • homophone: prise
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AY1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having won a prize; award-winning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a prize vegetable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

First-rate; exceptional.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He was a prize fool.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A contest for a reward; competition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prise

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Obsolete form of price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To consider highly valuable; to esteem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: honor, regard, respect, esteem, idolize, lay store by, look up to, prize, hallow, put store by, put store in, rate, revere, set store by, value, venerate, worthy

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: esteem, evaluate, appraise, apprise, apprize, assess, judge, price, prize, rate, valuate, value, weigh, worthen

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To move with a lever; to force up or open; to prise or pry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To compete in a prizefight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

adjective satellite

Meaning 15

of superior grade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • choice wines
  • prime beef
  • prize carnations
  • quality paper
  • select peaches

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choice, prime(a), quality, select

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

something given as a token of victory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trophy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels

Narrower terms: apple of discord, booby prize, bronze medal, cup, loving cup, gold medal, silver medal, silver

17

noun

Meaning 17

goods or money obtained illegally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag, dirty money

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stolen property

18

noun

Meaning 18

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the prize was a free trip to Europe

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: award

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gift

Narrower terms: scholarship, fellowship, gratuity, door prize, jackpot, prize money, premium

19

verb

Meaning 19

regard highly; think much of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I respect his judgement
  • We prize his creativity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: respect, esteem, value, prise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard

Narrower terms: think the world of, reverence, fear, revere, venerate, admire, look up to

20

verb

Meaning 20

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open:

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The burglar jimmied the lock
  • Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pry, prise, lever, jimmy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: open, open up

21

verb

Meaning 21

hold dear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I prize these old photographs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: value, treasure, appreciate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard

Narrower terms: do justice, recognize, recognise

History

Etymology

From Middle English prise, from Old French prise (“a taking, capture, a seizure, a thing seized, a prize, booty, also hold, purchase”), past participle of prendre (“to take, to capture”), from Latin prēndere (“to take, seize”); see prehend. Compare prison, apprise, comprise, enterprise, purprise, reprisal, surprise, etc. Doublet of prise.

Alternative forms.

From Middle English prysen, borrowed from Old French preisier (“to set a price or value on, esteem, value”), from pris (“price”), from Latin pretium (“price, value”), whence price; see also praise, a doublet. Compare appraise, apprize.

Across languages

Translations

254 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: zënë — something captured
  • Albanian: zan (gheg) — something captured
  • Arabic: سَلِيبَة (salība) — something captured
  • Azerbaijani: qənimət — something captured
  • Belarusian: здабы́ча (zdabýča) — something captured
  • Belarusian: трафе́й (trafjéj) — something captured
  • Bulgarian: пля́чка (pljáčka) — something captured
  • Catalan: botí — something captured
  • Danish: bytte — something captured
  • Dutch: buit — something captured
  • Hebrew: שָׁלָל (shalál) — something captured
  • Italian: trofeo — something captured
  • Japanese: 捕獲物 (hokakubutsu) — something captured
  • Kyrgyz: сыйлык (sıylık) — something captured
  • Occitan: botin — something captured
  • Russian: трофе́й (troféj) — something captured
  • Russian: добы́ча (dobýča) — something captured
  • Spanish: botín — something captured
  • Swedish: pris — something captured
  • Swedish: trofé — something captured
  • Turkish: ganimet — something captured
  • Ukrainian: здо́бич (zdóbyč) — something captured
  • Ukrainian: трофе́й (troféj) — something captured
  • Arabic: غَنِيمَة (ḡanīma) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Azerbaijani: qənimət — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Belarusian: трафе́й (trafjéj) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Bulgarian: трофе́й (troféj) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰利品 /战利品 (zhànlìpǐn) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Danish: prise — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Dutch: buit — anything captured using the rights of war
  • German: Beute — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Hebrew: שָׁלָל (shalál) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Hindi: लूट (lūṭ) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Hindi: ग़नीमत (ġanīmat) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Italian: bottino — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Japanese: 戦利品 (senrihin) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Iranian Persian: غَنیمَت (ġanimat) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Russian: трофе́й (troféj) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Swedish: pris — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Swedish: trofé — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Tajik: ғанимат (ġanimat) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Turkish: ganimet — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Ukrainian: трофе́й (troféj) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Urdu: لُوٹ (lūṭ) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Urdu: غَنِیمَت (ġanīmat) — anything captured using the rights of war
  • Albanian: çmim — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Southern Altai: сый (sïy) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Arabic: جَائِزَة (jāʔiza) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Arabic: مُكَافَأَة (mukāfaʔa) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Armenian: մրցանակ (mrcʻanak) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Assamese: বঁটা (bõta) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Asturian: premiu — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Azerbaijani: mükafat — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Belarusian: прэ́мія (prémija) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Belarusian: прыз (pryz) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Belarusian: узнагаро́да (uznaharóda) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Belarusian: нагаро́да (naharóda) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Bengali: প্রাইজ (praij) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Bengali: পুরষ্কার (purośkar) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Bulgarian: награ́да (nagráda) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Bulgarian: пре́мия (prémija) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Burmese: ဆု (hcu.) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Catalan: premi — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Cebuano: premyo — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗ (adagonadodi) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獎品 /奖品 (jiǎngpǐn) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獎金 /奖金 (jiǎngjīn) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獎 /奖 (jiǎng) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Czech: cena — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Czech: ocenění — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Danish: præmie — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Danish: pris — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Dutch: prijs — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Dutch: beloning — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Dutch: premie — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Esperanto: premio — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Estonian: auhind — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Finnish: palkinto — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • French: prix — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Georgian: პრიზი (ṗrizi) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Georgian: ჯილდო (ǯildo) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • German: Preis — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Greek: βραβείο (vraveío) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Greek: έπαθλο (épathlo) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Ancient Greek: βραβεῖον (brabeîon) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Ancient Greek: ἆθλον (âthlon) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Hebrew: פְּרָס (pras) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Hindi: इनाम (inām) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Hindi: पुरस्कार (puraskār) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Hungarian: díj — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Icelandic: verðlaun — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Irish: duais — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Italian: premio — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Japanese: 賞 (shō) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kavalan: kawraR — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kazakh: жүлде (jülde) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kazakh: марапат (marapat) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kazakh: сыйлық (syilyq) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kazakh: бәйге (bäige) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Khmer: រង្វាន់ (rɔɔrŭəngvŏən) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Korean: 상 (sang) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kyrgyz: байге (bayge) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kyrgyz: приз (priz) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Kyrgyz: сыйлык (sıylık) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Lao: ລາງວັນ (lāng wan) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Latgalian: duovaņs — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Latgalian: prizs — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Latin: praemium — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Latvian: balva — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Latvian: prēmija — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Lithuanian: prizas — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Lithuanian: premija — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Low German: Pries — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Macedonian: награда (nagrada) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Maltese: premju — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Māori: puiaki — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Māori: tohu puiaki — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Māori: paraihe — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Mongolian: шагнал (šagnal) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Mongolian: ᠱᠠᠩᠨᠠᠯ (šangnal) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Norwegian Bokmål: premie — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pris — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Occitan: prèmi — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Pashto: انعام (en'ãm) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Iranian Persian: جایِزِه (jâyeze) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Iranian Persian: اِنْعام (en'âm) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Iranian Persian: مُکافات (mokâfât) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Polish: nagroda — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Portuguese: prêmio — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Portuguese: prémio — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Romanian: premiu — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Russian: пре́мия (prémija) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Russian: приз (priz) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Russian: награ́да (nagráda) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Sanskrit: मीढ (mīḍha) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Serbo-Croatian: на̑града — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Serbo-Croatian: nȃgrada — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Slovak: cena — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Slovene: nagrada — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Spanish: premio — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Swedish: pris — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Swedish: vinst — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Tagalog: premyo — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Tajik: мукофот (mukofot) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Tajik: ҷоиза (joyiza) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Tajik: инъом (in'om) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Tatar: бүләк (büläk) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Thai: รางวัล (raang-wan) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Turkish: ödül — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Turkish: mükafat — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Turkmen: baýrak — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Ukrainian: пре́мія (prémija) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Ukrainian: приз (pryz) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Ukrainian: нагоро́да (nahoróda) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Urdu: اِنْعام (in'ām) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Uyghur: مۇكاپات (mukapat) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Uzbek: mukofot — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Uzbek: sovrin — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Vietnamese: giải thưởng — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Vietnamese: giải — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Welsh: gwobr — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Yiddish: פּרײַז (prayz) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Yiddish: פּרעמיע (premye) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Yiddish: פּריז (priz) — honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest
  • Azerbaijani: uduş — that which may be won by chance
  • Belarusian: прыз (pryz) — that which may be won by chance
  • Belarusian: вы́грыш (výhryš) — that which may be won by chance
  • Belarusian: вы́йгранка (výjhranka) — that which may be won by chance
  • Bulgarian: печа́лба (pečálba) — that which may be won by chance
  • Burmese: ဆု (hcu.) — that which may be won by chance
  • Catalan: premi — that which may be won by chance
  • Danish: gevinst — that which may be won by chance
  • Dutch: prijs — that which may be won by chance
  • Estonian: võit — that which may be won by chance
  • French: prix — that which may be won by chance
  • German: Preis — that which may be won by chance
  • German: Gewinn — that which may be won by chance
  • Irish: duais — that which may be won by chance
  • Italian: premio — that which may be won by chance
  • Japanese: 賞 (shō) — that which may be won by chance
  • Kazakh: ұтыс (ūtys) — that which may be won by chance
  • Kyrgyz: утуш (utuş) — that which may be won by chance
  • Latin: praemium — that which may be won by chance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gevinst — that which may be won by chance
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gevinst — that which may be won by chance
  • Polish: wygrana — that which may be won by chance
  • Portuguese: prêmio — that which may be won by chance
  • Romanian: premiu — that which may be won by chance
  • Russian: приз (priz) — that which may be won by chance
  • Russian: вы́игрыш (výigryš) — that which may be won by chance
  • Spanish: premio — that which may be won by chance
  • Swedish: pris — that which may be won by chance
  • Tajik: бурд (burd) — that which may be won by chance
  • Turkish: ikramiye — that which may be won by chance
  • Ukrainian: приз (pryz) — that which may be won by chance
  • Ukrainian: ви́граш (výhraš) — that which may be won by chance
  • Uzbek: yutuq — that which may be won by chance
  • Bulgarian: награ́да (nagráda) — anything worth striving for
  • Estonian: tasu — anything worth striving for
  • Japanese: 珠玉 (shugyoku) — anything worth striving for
  • Russian: награ́да (nagráda) — anything worth striving for
  • Swedish: pris — anything worth striving for
  • Swedish: lön — anything worth striving for
  • Bulgarian: състеза́ние (sǎstezánie) — competition
  • Bulgarian: съревнова́ние (sǎrevnovánie) — competition
  • Dutch: prijs — competition
  • Estonian: võistlus — competition
  • Japanese: 賞 (shō) — competition
  • Russian: состяза́ние (sostjazánije) — competition
  • Russian: соревнова́ние (sorevnovánije) — competition
  • Swedish: pris — competition
  • Swedish: vinst — competition
  • Bulgarian: лост (lost) — lever
  • Dutch: hendel — lever
  • Japanese: てこ (teko) — lever
  • Japanese: 梃 (not jōyō kanji) — lever
  • Japanese: 梃子 (teko) — lever
  • Russian: рыча́г (ryčág) — lever
  • Turkish: manivela — lever
  • Turkish: kaldıraç — lever
  • Albanian: vlersoj — to consider something highly valuable
  • Bulgarian: ценя (cenja) — to consider something highly valuable
  • Bulgarian: оценявам (ocenjavam) — to consider something highly valuable
  • Bulgarian: оценя (ocenja) — to consider something highly valuable
  • Czech: cenit si — to consider something highly valuable
  • Czech: vážit si — to consider something highly valuable
  • Czech: oceňovat — to consider something highly valuable
  • Dutch: prijzen — to consider something highly valuable
  • Dutch: schatten — to consider something highly valuable
  • Estonian: väärtustama — to consider something highly valuable
  • French: estimer — to consider something highly valuable
  • Ido: prizar — to consider something highly valuable
  • Japanese: 重んじる (omonjiru) — to consider something highly valuable
  • Latin: pretio — to consider something highly valuable
  • Māori: matapopore — to consider something highly valuable
  • Māori: kaingākau — to consider something highly valuable
  • Māori: kaingākaunui — to consider something highly valuable
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pris — to consider something highly valuable
  • Spanish: apreciar — to consider something highly valuable
  • Swedish: prisa — to consider something highly valuable
  • Turkish: değer vermek — to consider something highly valuable
  • Bulgarian: оценявам (ocenjavam) — to set or estimate the value of; to appraise
  • Bulgarian: оценя (ocenja) — to set or estimate the value of; to appraise
  • Czech: oceňovat — to set or estimate the value of; to appraise
  • Czech: ocenit — to set or estimate the value of; to appraise
  • Bulgarian: разбивам — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Bulgarian: разбия — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Czech: páčit — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Dutch: wrikken — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Dutch: openwrikken — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Finnish: kangeta — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Finnish: vääntää — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Japanese: こじ開ける (kojiakeru) — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
  • Māori: whakatiriwhana — to move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry
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