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TRICE UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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

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