Prise

Taking. Capture. Grip, hold. Prize (ve el). Tap, cock, valve. Setting (of concrete or cement). Pinch (of tobacco, etc.).—Prise d’armes. See Arme. Stand-to.— Situation de prise d’armies. See Situation. Prise de terre. Earth (electr.).—Part de prise. Prize money.— Tribunal de prise. Prize court.—Faire prise. To set (of mortar, etc.).—Prise d’eau. Sea-cock, Kingston valve. Water point, hydrant, fire main.—Prise d’air. Air inlet.— Prise de courant. “Point.” Jack.—Prise de corps (legal) arrest—Ettre de bonne prise. To be lawful prize.— Lacher prise. To let go—Aux prises. Locked in struggle, at grips.—Mettre aux prises. To set by the ears.—En prise avec. In gear with. [p.468]