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Definition of Trick

1. Verb. Deceive somebody. "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

2. Noun. A cunning or deceitful action or device. "He pulled a fast one and got away with it"

3. Noun. A period of work or duty.

4. Noun. An attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent. "That offer was a dirty trick"

5. Noun. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.

6. Noun. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

7. Noun. A prostitute's customer.

8. Noun. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner.

Definition of Trick

1. n. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.

2. v. t. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.

Definition of Trick

1. Adjective. (slang) Stylish or cool. ¹

2. Noun. Something designed to fool or swindle. ¹

3. Noun. A single piece (or business) of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act. ¹

4. Noun. An effective, clever or quick way of doing something. ¹

5. Noun. (card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined. ¹

6. Noun. (slang) An act of prostitution. Generally used with ''turn''. ¹

7. Noun. (slang) A customer to a prostitute. ¹

8. Noun. An entertaining or difficult physical action. ¹

9. Noun. A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trick

1. to deceive [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: deceive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trick

trichromatisms trichromatopsia trichromats trichrome trichrome stain trichromic trichterbrust trichuriases trichuriasis trichuris

trichuroidea tricia tricing tricious tricipital trick-or-treat trick-or-treater trick-or-treaters trick-or-treating trick cyclist

trick cyclists trick of the trade trick or treat trick out trick question trick questions trick shot trick shots trick up

Literary usage of Trick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report (1899)
"Woodside Junction—On 8 hour basis, first trick $60, second trick $60, third trick $50. ... From June 15th to September loth: East New York—First trick $60, ..."

2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1900)
"McLaugh- lin's Thought Reading trick. 5-6. Giving Number of Banknote in Sealed ... The Slate Medium and the Sealed Envelopes. 8-184. Dark Circle trick. ..."

3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"In wrestling: trip, chip, elick; spec. mare, nelson, half-nelson, hip, etc. trick, vt I. deceive, cheat, fob, jockey; spec, trap, intrigue (rare); see HOAX. ..."

4. John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet by John Sherman (1895)
"It was the subject of much criticism in the financial journals, among others "The Financier," which described it as a political trick, an evasion of a ..."

5. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1898)
"A game consists of thirty points won by tricks only. Anything in excess of thirty is also counted, but it merely increases the trick score. ..."

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