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1. : a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces : armistice, ceasefire. 2. : a respite especially from a disagreeable or painful state or action. truce. 2 of 2. verb. truced; trucing. intransitive verb. : to make a truce. transitive verb. : to end with a truce. Synonyms. Noun. armistice. cease-fire.
a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time: After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed ( US agreed to) a truce. We've got to spend the weekend together, so we might as well call (= have) a truce.
noun. a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice. an agreement or treaty establishing this. a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain. Synonyms: stay, rest, pause, lull.
a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time: After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed to ( UK agreed) a truce. We have to spend the weekend together, so we might as well call (= have) a truce.
truce. (trus) n. 1. a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice. 2. an agreement or treaty establishing this. 3. a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain.
TRUCE definition: an agreement between two enemies to stop fighting for a period of time. Learn more.
When two warring sides decide to call it quits, it's called a truce — an agreement to end the fighting. When there's a truce, the two sides stop attacking each other, catch their breath, and try to work out a peace deal. A truce isn't a permanent solution: it's more like a time-out.
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