Definition & Meaning of "trice"in English

Trice

NOUN

an extremely short or brief moment of time

bit

flash

heartbeat

instant

jiffy

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Simple

Countable

Plural form

trices

Examples

He was gone in a trice, leaving no time for goodbyes.

to trice

VERB

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

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Movement verb

Regular

Present tense

trice

3rd person singular

trices

Present participle

tricing

Past simple

triced

Past participle

triced

raise with a line

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Definition & Meaning of "trice"in English

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