prise
French
noun
Definitions
- (electrical) socket, wall socket (also prise électrique)
- (martial arts) hold
- hold of a climbing wall
- grip
- (baseball) a strike
- a taking or capture
- (film) a take
Etymology
Derived from Old French prise (a prize, capture, purchase, booty, a thing seized, a taking, also hold, a seizure).
Origin
Old French
prise
Gloss
a prize, capture, purchase, booty, a thing seized, a taking, also hold, a seizure
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
購