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TRICE UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
Synonyms:
trice; trice up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "trice up" is one way to...):
hoist; lift; wind (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Raise with a line
Example:
trice a window shade
Synonyms:
trice; trice up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "trice up" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
