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The meaning of TRICE is a brief space of time : instant —used chiefly in the phrase in a trice.
Trice definition: a very short time; an instant. See examples of TRICE used in a sentence.
noun [ S ] mainly UK informal us / traɪs / uk / traɪs / in a trice. Add to word list. in a very short time: Jim had the wheel mended in a trice. Synonyms. flash. heartbeat. instant. jiffy informal. split second. wink. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Short in time. abbreviated. at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. notice idiom.
noun [ S ] mainly UK informal uk / traɪs / us / traɪs / in a trice. Add to word list. in a very short time: Jim had the wheel mended in a trice. Synonyms. flash. heartbeat. instant. jiffy informal. split second. wink. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Short in time. abbreviated. at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. notice idiom.
Noun. 1. 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". instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash.
1. to haul up (a sail, etc.) and secure with a small line. usually with up. noun. 2. a very short time; instant; moment. now only in the phrase in a trice. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
noun. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) synonyms: New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, twinkling, wink. see more. verb. hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope. synonyms: trice up.
A window, six inches square, is fitted at the upper end with a flap to trice up or haul down. (transitive) To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.
Definition of trice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Trice definition: a very short time; an instant. See examples of TRICE used in a sentence.