prise
Crowbar something loose
Prise is the British spelling of pry, meaning to force open or apart with leverage: She prised the lid off the paint can.
The word implies effort against resistance—prying something loose that doesn't want to come.
Figuratively, to prise information from someone is to extract it with difficulty: I finally prised the truth out of him.
Metal prying lever
- jimmySmall prying bar
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- forceStrength or compulsion
chisel · lever · pry · wrench · extract · dislodge · loosen · lift
Removable container cover
- crateContainer for transport
- boxLidded storage container
- shellHard outer covering
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
clam · seal · crack · force · wrench · pop · uncover · expose
crowbar
Metal prying lever
force · chisel · lever · pry · wrench · extract · dislodge · loosen · lift · heave
lid
Removable container cover
oyster · clam · seal · crack · force · wrench · pop · uncover · expose · reveal
information
Knowledge about something
- secretConcealed information
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- truthAccordance with reality
answer · details · admission · coax · elicit · wring · drag · obtain · disclosure · squeeze
booty
Stolen valuables, especially treasure
plunder · riches · bounty · trove · hoard · spoils · reward · haul · winnings · catch
- dislodgeremove, shift, budge, loosen, detach
- swordplayfencer, swordsman, sword fighting, swordsmanship, parry
- price tagDisplayed cost marker
- full priceAmount without reductions
- half priceReduced by half
- first prizeAward for the winner
- pay the priceSuffer deserved consequences
- Pulitzer PrizesAwards for journalism excellence
prize, price, surprised, prized, enterprise, surprising, prizes, apprise, enterprising