trice

Meaning

Noun

Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.
2. To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.

Synonyms

instant

moment

twinkling

jiffy

trice up

jiff

wink

😉

New York minute

minute

heartbeat

💓

blink of an eye

second

2nd

flash

split second

draw off

draw up

elevate

gather up

hang

heave

hike

hoist

lift

lift up

stop

🛑

pick up

pull up

raise

run up

sling

stand up

suspend

take out

time

⌚

transitory

up

🆙

upheave

whit

bump up

period

add to

advance

bit

boost up

bring up

cast

convey

cut

dig out

doff

dot

drag

draw

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹaɪs/

Etymology

From Middle English trīce, trise, in the phrase at a trīce (“with a single, quick motion; at once”, literally “with a pull or jerk”), later also in the phrases in a trice, on a trice, and with a trice. The word is ultimately from Middle English trīcen: see etymology 1 above.