[prahyz] 
| 1. | a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition. |
| 2. | something that is won in a lottery or the like. |
| 3. | anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued. |
| 4. | something seized or captured, esp. an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime. |
| 5. | the act of taking or capturing, esp. a ship at sea. |
| 6. | Archaic. a contest or match. |
| 7. | having won a prize: a prize bull; a prize play. |
| 8. | worthy of a prize. |
| 9. | given or awarded as a prize. |
