Analysis Complete

prize

/ prize /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 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"
Type of:
gift
Kinds of:
scholarship fellowship gratuity door prize jackpot
Derived:
award present
verb Sense 2
hold dear
"I prize these old photographs"
Type of:
see consider reckon
Kinds of:
do justice recognize recognise
Derived:
treasure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
something given as a token of victory
Type of:
award accolade honor
Kinds of:
apple of discord booby prize bronze medal cup loving cup
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
open open up
Derived:
jimmy jemmy lever leverage purchase
Entails:
loosen loose
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 5
of superior grade
"choice wines"
"prime beef"
"prize carnations"
"quality paper"
"select peaches"
Similar:
superior
verb Sense 6
regard highly; think much of
"I respect his judgement"
"We prize his creativity"
Opposites:
disrespect disesteem
Type of:
see consider reckon
Kinds of:
think the world of reverence fear revere venerate
Derived:
value respect esteem regard admiration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
goods or money obtained illegally
Type of:
stolen property
Derived:
loot plunder sack despoil reave
Semantic Complexity
83%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
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gift scholarship fellowship gratuity door prize jackpot see consider reckon do justice recognize recognise