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Definition: prize
prize
adj : of superior grade;
“choice wines”;
“prime beef”;
“prize
carnations”;
“quality paper”;
“select peaches” [syn:
choice,
prime(a),
quality,
select]
prize
n 1: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or
competition or for winning a lottery;
“the prize was a
free trip to Europe” [syn:
award]
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn:
loot,
booty,
pillage,
plunder,
swag,
dirty money]
3: something given as a token of victory [syn:
trophy]
prize
v 1: hold dear;
“I prize these old photographs” [syn:
value,
treasure,
appreciate]
2: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
open;
“The burglar jimmied the lock”,
“Raccoons managed to
pry the lid off the garbage pail” [syn:
pry,
prise,
lever,
jimmy]
3: regard highly; think much of;
“I respect his judgement”;
“We
prize his creativity” [syn:
respect,
esteem,
value,
prise] [ant:
disrespect,
disrespect]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prize
Prize
\Prize\, n. [F. prix price. See 3d
Prize. ]
Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Prize
\Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison,
Prehensile, and cf.
Pry, and also
Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize
\Prize\, v. t.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written
also
prise.]
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Prize
\Prize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Prized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L.
pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See
Price, and
cf.
Praise.] [Formerly written also
prise. ]
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1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to
rate.
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A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi.
13.
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I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.
--Shak.
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2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to
esteem. ``[I] do love, prize, honor you. '' --Shak.
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I prized your person, but your crown disdain.
--Dryden.
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