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trice

verb noun

To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪs/ /tɹaɪs/

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.

  2. To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.

noun

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

noun

  1. A pulley, a windlass.

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