trick

trick: noun

1》 a cunning or skilful act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

    ↘a mischievous practical joke.

    ↘a skilful act performed for entertainment.

    ↘an illusion: a trick of the light.

    ↘[as modifier] intended to mystify or create an illusion: a trick question.

2》 a peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism.

3》 (in bridge, whist, etc.) a sequence of cards forming a single round of play.

4》 informal a prostitute's client.

5》 [as modifier] N. Amer. liable to fail; defective: a trick knee.

6》 a sailor's turn at the helm, usually lasting for two or four hours.

verb

1》 deceive or outwit with cunning or skill.

    ↘(trick someone into/out of) deceive someone into doing or parting with.

2》 (trick someone out/up) dress or decorate someone in an elaborate or showy way.

3》 Heraldry sketch (a coat of arms) in outline, with the colours indicated by letters or signs.

Phrases

do the trick informal achieve the required result.

how's tricks? informal how are you?

trick or treat a children's custom of calling at houses at Halloween with the threat of pranks if they are not given a small gift.

tricks of the trade special ingenious techniques used in a profession or craft.

turn a trick informal (of a prostitute) have a session with a client.

Derivatives

tricker noun

trickish adjective (dated).

Origin

ME: from an OFr. dialect var. of triche, from trichier 'deceive', of unknown origin.

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Synonyms:

Artifice, stratagem, wile, cheat, dodge, doubling, fraud, chicane, blind, feint, manaeuvre, deceit, imposition, imposture, deception, juggle, reach, shuffle, hocus-pocus, swindle, chouse, fetch, humbug, hoax, cog, gammon, cunning contrivance, sharp practice, ruse, Cheat, defraud, deceive, cozen, dupe, delude, circumvent, gull, chouse, diddle, overreach, impose upon / Sleight, juggle, antic, caper, gambol, Dress, decorate, set off, adorn fantastically, bedizen, bedeck / Mischievous behavior, annoying conduct / Habit, practice, peculiarity, particular manner

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trick — trick … Dictionnaire des rimes
trick — ou tric [ trik ] n. m. • 1773; angl. trick « ruse, stratagème », du norm. trikier (→ tricher) ♦ Jeu Au whist, au bridge, La septième levée, qui est la première (après le « devoir ») à compter un point. ⊗ HOM. Trique. ● trick nom masculin (mot… … Encyclopédie Universelle
trick — [trik] n. [ME trik < NormFr trique < trikier < OFr trichier, to trick, cheat, prob. < VL * triccare, altered < ? LL tricare, to deceive, for L tricari, to make trouble < tricae, vexations, tricks < IE * treik < base * ter … English World dictionary
Trick 77 — Trick 17 wird im Sprachgebrauch als Beschreibung eines Lösungweges bei Problemen verwandt. Einerseits werden damit Lösungwege bezeichnet, die originell oder ungewöhnlich sind. Eine solche Lösung kann jedoch nur bei Erfolg Trick 17 genannt werden … Deutsch Wikipedia
Trick — Trick, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan. tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. {Track}, {Trachery}, {Trig}, a., {Trigger}.] 1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trick 17 — wird im Sprachgebrauch als Beschreibung eines Lösungsweges bei Problemen verwendet. Einerseits werden damit Lösungswege bezeichnet, die originell oder ungewöhnlich sind. Eine solche Lösung kann jedoch nur bei Erfolg Trick 17 genannt werden, da… … Deutsch Wikipedia
trick — ► NOUN 1) a cunning or skilful act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone. 2) a skilful act performed for entertainment. 3) an illusion: a trick of the light. 4) (before another noun ) intended to mystify or trick: a trick question. 5) a … English terms dictionary
Trick — may refer to: * Trick (film), a 1999 American movie * Trick (TV series), a Japanese TV/movie series * Trick, an illusion or act of misdirection, especially a magic trick * Confidence trick, an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons… … Wikipedia
trick — n 1 Trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, gambit, ploy, artifice, wile, feint are comparable when they mean an act or an expedient whereby one seeks to gain one s ends by indirection and ingenuity and often by cunning. Trick implies cheating or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Trick — ist: aus dem Englischen für Kunststück, Streich von franz. trique = Betrug, Kniff ein pfiffiges Kunststück, z. B. beim Zaubern, siehe Zaubertrick oder Kartentrick ein einzelnes Kunststück eines Artisten, siehe Trick (Zirkus) die englische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
trick — [n1] deceit ambush, artifice, blind, bluff, casuistry, cheat, chicanery, circumvention, con*, concealment, conspiracy, conundrum, cover, deception, decoy, delusion, device, disguise, distortion, dodge*, double dealing, duplicity, equivocation,… … New thesaurus

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