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trick

/tɹɪk/

noun

Meaning

  • Something designed to fool or swindle.

    "It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced."

  • A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.

    "And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag."

  • An entertaining difficult physical action.

    "That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?"

  • An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.

    "tricks of the trade;  what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?"

  • Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.

    "the tricks of boys"

  • A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.

    "a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning"

  • A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

  • A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.

    "I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts."

  • A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.

  • A customer to a prostitute.

    "As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick.""

  • A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.

  • A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.

  • A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

Synonyms

john,
shift,
illusion,
magic trick,
sleight of hand,
artifice,
con,
gambit,
ploy,
rip-off

verb

Meaning

  • To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

    "You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced."

  • To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).

  • To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

Synonyms

con,
dupe,
fool,
gull,
have,
hoodwink,
pull the wool over someone's eyes,
rip off,
mod

adjective

Meaning

  • Involving trickery or deception.

    "trick photography"

  • Able to perform tricks.

    "A trick pony"

  • Defective or unreliable.

    "a trick knee"

  • Stylish or cool.

    "Wow, your new sportscar is so trick."