Levers Open Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "PRISES" which means:

verb
• • To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
• • Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
• • Regard highly; think much of
noun
• • The cost required to gain possession of something.
• • The cost of an action or deed.
• • Value; estimation; excellence; worth.
• • An enterprise or adventure.
• • That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
• • Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; especially, property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel.
• • An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
• • That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
• • Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or in prospect.
• • A contest for a reward; competition.
• • A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever.

An example sentence would be:

• • "She prises open the jar to get to the pickles inside."
• • "He prises off the lid of the paint can using a screwdriver."

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