prize
1. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery (Freq. 9)
- the prize was a free trip to Europe
• Syn:
award
• Derivationally related forms:
award (for: award)
• Hypernyms:
gift
• Hyponyms:
scholarship, fellowship, gratuity, door prize, jackpot,
prize money, premium
2. goods or money obtained illegally (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag, dirty money
• Derivationally related forms:
plunder (for: plunder), pillage (for: pillage), loot (for: loot)
• Hypernyms:
stolen property
• Part Meronyms:
cut
3. something given as a token of victory
• Syn:
trophy
• Hypernyms:
award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
• Hyponyms:
apple of discord, booby prize, bronze medal, cup, loving cup,
gold medal, silver medal, silver
1. hold dear (Freq. 1)
- I prize these old photographs
• Syn:
value, treasure, appreciate
• Derivationally related forms:
appreciative (for: appreciate), treasure (for: treasure), valuable (for: value)
• Hypernyms:
see, consider, reckon, view, regard
• Hyponyms:
do justice, recognize, recognise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue prize the movie
2. regard highly;
think much of
- I respect his judgement
- We prize his creativity
• Syn:
respect, esteem, value, prise
• Ant:
disesteem (for: esteem), disrespect (for: respect)
• Derivationally related forms:
valuable (for: value), value (for: value), esteem (for: esteem), respect (for: respect), respecter (for: respect)
• Hypernyms:
see, consider, reckon, view, regard
• Hyponyms:
think the world of, reverence, fear, revere, venerate,
admire, look up to
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- The chefs prize the vegetables
3. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
jimmy (for: jimmy), lever (for: lever), leverage (for: lever), pry (for: pry)
• Hypernyms:
open, open up
• Entailment:
loosen, loose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
of superior grade
- choice wines
- prime beef
- prize carnations
- quality paper
- select peaches
• Syn:
choice, prime, quality, select
• Similar to:
superior
• Derivationally related forms:
choiceness (for: choice)
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