Trice (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Example:

if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

Synonyms:

blink of an eye; flash; heartbeat; instant; jiffy; New York minute; split second; trice; twinkling; wink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("trice" is a kind of...):

bit; minute; mo; moment; second (an indefinitely short time)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

Synonyms:

trice; trice up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "trice" is one way to...):

hoist; lift; wind (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Raise with a line

Example:

trice a window shade

Synonyms:

trice; trice up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "trice" is one way to...):

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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