prize

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: awardlootbootypillageplunderswagdirty moneytrophyvaluetreasureappreciatepry

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  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”Synonyms: award
  2. goods or money obtained illegallySynonyms: lootbootypillageplunderswagdirty money
  3. something given as a token of victorySynonyms: trophy

Verb (3)

  1. hold dear“I prize these old photographs”Synonyms: valuetreasureappreciate
  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”Synonyms: prypriseleverjimmy
  3. regard highly; think much of“I respect his judgement”“We prize his creativity”Synonyms: respectesteemvalueprise

Adjective (1)

  1. of superior grade“choice wines”“prime beef”“prize carnations”“quality paper”“select peaches”Synonyms: choiceprime(a)qualityselect
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prize \Prize\, v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also prise.] [1913 Webster]
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. ] [1913 Webster]

1.To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate. [1913 Webster]

A goodly price that I was prized at.— Zech. xi. 13.[1913 Webster]
I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " --Shak. [1913 Webster]

I prized your person, but your crown disdain.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
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.] [1913 Webster]

1.That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power. [1913 Webster]

I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
His own prize, Whom formerly he had in battle won.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

I'll never wrestle for prize more.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery. [1913 Webster]

3.Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect. [1913 Webster]

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.— Phil. iii. 14.[1913 Webster]

4.A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also prise.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ] Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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