Definition of trice - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
timeDated very short time or instantDated
- She finished her homework in a trice.
2.
mechanical deviceRare pulley or windlass for lifting weightsRare
- The old ship used a trice for the sails.
Verb
1.
nauticalRare raise and secure with a lineRare
- The crew triced the flag to the mast.
2.
actionDated UK pull sharply or suddenly with forceDated UK
- The sailor triced the sail quickly.
Images of trice
pulley or windlass for lifting weights
Expressions with trice
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very quickly or in a short time
She finished her homework in a trice.
hoist or pull up quickly
The sailors triced up the sails before the storm.
Origin of trice
Middle English, trice (a pull)
Examples of trice in a sentence
The meeting was over in a trice. The trice was essential for hoisting cargo. They repaired the trice on the old crane. They triced the sails before the storm hit. The sailors triced the cargo securely. He triced the rope with all his might.
The fisherman triced the net swiftly.
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- French:un clin d'œil, hisser, ...
- German:Handumdrehen, hissen, ...
- Italian:battibaleno, issare, ...
- Spanish:santiamén, izar, ...
- Portuguese:instante, erguer, ...
- Chinese:瞬间, 吊起, ...
- Japanese:瞬時, 引き上げる, ...
- Arabic:لمحة, رَفَعَ, ...
- Hebrew:רֶגַע, לְהָנִיף, ...
- Russian:мгновение ока, поднимать, ...
- Ukrainian:мить, піднімати, ...
- Hindi:क्षण, बांधना, ...
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