trice
To drag or haul, especially with a ropeTo drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.
hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
(obsolete, transitive)To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.
Origin
From Middle English trīcen, trice, trise (“to pull or push; to snatch away; to steal”), frFrom Middle English trīcen, trice, trise (“to pull or push; to snatch away; to steal”), from Middle Dutch trīsen (“to hoist”) (modern Dutch trijsen) or Middle Low German trissen (“to trice the spritsail”); further etymology uncertain. The word is cognate with Danish trisse, tridse (“to haul with a pulley”), Low German trissen, tryssen, drisen, drysen (“to wind up, trice”), German trissen, triezen (“to annoy or torment”).
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Forms
trices, tricing, triced, tricedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle