Found 1 hit - Term: prize fight, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
prize \prize\ primacz, 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.
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1. that which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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i will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--chaucer.
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his own prize,
whom formerly he had in battle won. --spenser.
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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.
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i'll never wrestle for prize more. --shak.
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i fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--dryden.
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c that which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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i press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of god in christ jesus. --phil. iii.
14.
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4. a contest for a reward; competition. obs. --shak.
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5. a lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. written also
prise.
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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.
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see also:
prison prehensile pry price prise prize court
prize fight prize fighter prize fighting prize master prize medal
prize money prize ring to make prize of
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about prize fight: Prize
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Prize, definition of term: Prize
prize_pag1.html Fight
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Fight, definition of term: Fight
fight_pag1.html Prize Money
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Prize Money, definition of term: Prize Money
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Prize Winner, definition of term: Prize Winner
prize+winner_pag1.html Nobel Prize
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Nobel Prize, definition of term: Nobel Prize
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