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trice

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: trice

1
 n
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
2
 v
hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: trice
1

n 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
Type of:
bit, minute, mo, moment, second
an indefinitely short time
2

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

Synonyms:
trice up
Type of:
hoist, lift, wind
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

v raise with a line

“trice a window shade”
Synonyms:
trice up
Type of:
bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position
Launch
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