a thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement

Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art

her invention won first prize in a national contest

an enemy ship captured during the course of naval warfare

the sloop had been taken as a prize

having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition

a prize bull

prize onions

value extremely highly

the berries were prized for their healing properties

use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something)

I tried to prise Joe's fingers away from the stick

using a screwdriver, he prised open the window