To force (open) with a lever; to pry.1919: I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked. — Sax Rohmer, The Quest of the Sacred Slipperc. 1925: Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart! — Jack Lindsay, translation of Lysistrata2004: Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try to prise open products. — BBC News
