Definition of prize

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Prize (n.) 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..

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Plate :: Plate (n.) A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
Prize :: Prize (n.) That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power..
Recaptor :: Recaptor (n.) One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously taken.
Girlond :: Girlond (n.) A garland; a prize.
Timothy Grass :: Timothy grass () A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix..
Pugilist :: Pugilist (n.) One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize fighter; a boxer..
Reprize :: Reprize (v. t.) See Reprise.
Lot :: Lot (n.) A prize in a lottery.
Game :: Game (n.) To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble..
Apprizer :: Apprizer (n.) A creditor for whom an appraisal is made.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch..
Overprize :: Overprize (v. t.) Toprize excessively; to overvalue.
Lampadist :: Lampadist (n.) One who gained the prize in the lampadrome.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
Prise :: Prise (n. & v.) See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t..
Misprize :: Misprize (v.) To slight or undervalue.
Double :: Double (n.) A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles..
Odeon :: Odeon (n.) A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances..
Loot :: Loot (v. t. & i.) To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully obtained by war.
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