verb
- to force something open or apart using a lever or similar tool
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- She used a crowbar to prise open the wooden crate.
- The mechanic had to prise the rusted bolt loose.
- He carefully prised the lid off the paint can.
- The archaeologist prised the ancient coins from the rock.
- They managed to prise the door open after it got stuck.
- The firefighters prised apart the twisted metal to reach the victim.