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trice

 (trīs)
n.
A very short period of time; an instant: came back in a trice.
tr.v. triced, tric·ing, tric·es Nautical
To hoist and secure with a rope: trice a sail.

[From Middle English (at a) trise, at one pull, from trisen, to hoist, from Middle Dutch trīsen, from trīse, pulley. V., from Middle English trisen.]
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trice

(traɪs)
n
moment; instant (esp in the phrase in a trice)
[C15 (in the phrase at or in a trice, in the sense: at one tug): apparent substantive use of trice2]

trice

(traɪs)
vb
(Nautical Terms) nautical (often foll by: up) to haul up or secure
[C15: from Middle Dutch trīsen, from trīse pulley]
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trice1

(traɪs)

n.
a very short time; an instant: in a trice.
[1400–50; late Middle English tryse; probably representing *trise a pull, tug, derivative of trisen to pull; see trice2]

trice2

(traɪs)

v.t. triced, tric•ing. Naut.
1. to pull or haul with a rope.
2. to haul up and fasten with a rope (usu. fol. by up).
[1350–1400; Middle English trisen < Middle Dutch trīsen to hoist, derivative of trīse pulley]

-trice

var. of -trix.
[< French or Italian -trice < Latin -trīcem, acc. of -trīx -trix]
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trice


Past participle: triced
Gerund: tricing

Imperative
trice
trice
Present
I trice
you trice
he/she/it trices
we trice
you trice
they trice
Preterite
I triced
you triced
he/she/it triced
we triced
you triced
they triced
Present Continuous
I am tricing
you are tricing
he/she/it is tricing
we are tricing
you are tricing
they are tricing
Present Perfect
I have triced
you have triced
he/she/it has triced
we have triced
you have triced
they have triced
Past Continuous
I was tricing
you were tricing
he/she/it was tricing
we were tricing
you were tricing
they were tricing
Past Perfect
I had triced
you had triced
he/she/it had triced
we had triced
you had triced
they had triced
Future
I will trice
you will trice
he/she/it will trice
we will trice
you will trice
they will trice
Future Perfect
I will have triced
you will have triced
he/she/it will have triced
we will have triced
you will have triced
they will have triced
Future Continuous
I will be tricing
you will be tricing
he/she/it will be tricing
we will be tricing
you will be tricing
they will be tricing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tricing
you have been tricing
he/she/it has been tricing
we have been tricing
you have been tricing
they have been tricing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tricing
you will have been tricing
he/she/it will have been tricing
we will have been tricing
you will have been tricing
they will have been tricing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tricing
you had been tricing
he/she/it had been tricing
we had been tricing
you had been tricing
they had been tricing
Conditional
I would trice
you would trice
he/she/it would trice
we would trice
you would trice
they would trice
Past Conditional
I would have triced
you would have triced
he/she/it would have triced
we would have triced
you would have triced
they would have triced
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.trice - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)trice - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
mo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
Verb1.trice - raise with a linetrice - raise with a line; "trice a window shade"
lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
2.trice - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small ropetrice - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
hoist, wind, lift - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
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trice

noun moment, second, minute, shake (informal), flash, instant, tick (Brit. informal), twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal), twinkling of an eye, two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal), bat of an eye (informal) She was back in a trice.
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trice

noun
A very brief time:
Informal: jiff, jiffy.
Chiefly British: tick.
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Translations

trice

[traɪs] N in a triceen un santiamén
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trice

[ˈtraɪs] n
in a trice → en un clin d'œil
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trice

1
n (Brit) in a triceim Handumdrehen, im Nu

trice

2
vt (Naut: also trice up) sailaufholen
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trice

[traɪs] n in a trice (Brit) (fam) → in un batter d'occhio, in un attimo
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