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a brief space of time : instant —used chiefly in the phrase in a trice… See the full definition
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.
2 meanings: moment; instant (esp in the phrase in a trice) nautical to haul up or secure.... Click for more definitions.
TRICE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of trice in English. trice. 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.
Trice definition: a very short time; an instant. See examples of TRICE used in a sentence.
Definition of trice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define trice. trice synonyms, trice pronunciation, trice translation, English dictionary definition of trice. 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....
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.
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Trice Definition. A very short time; instant; moment. To haul up (a sail, etc.) and secure with a small line. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away.
