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To use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something)
“I tried to prise it apart with a ruler, then I tried using a pair of scissors to try and lever the infernal plastic spindle apart.”
To obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty
“Pearson was playing political hardball, using a pragmatic strategy designed to prise extra resources out of a conservative electorate and its government.”
To quickly seize (something) in a rude or eager way
To make a way through, or into, with physical strength
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