Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trice

1 sense of trice

Sense 1
blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (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")
       => moment, mo, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb trice

2 senses of trice

Sense 1
trice, trice up -- (raise with a line; "trice a window shade")
       => raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up -- (raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load")

Sense 2
trice, trice up -- (hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope)
       => hoist, lift, wind -- (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car")