trick

trick  (trk)

n.

1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means. See Synonyms at wile.

2. A mischievous action; a prank.

3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act or performance.

4.

a. A peculiar trait or characteristic; a mannerism: "Mimicry is the trick by which a moth or other defenseless insect comes to look like a wasp" Marston Bates.

b. A peculiar event with unexpected, often deceptive results: "One of history's cruelest tricks is to take words that sounded good at the time and make them sound pretty stupid" David Owen.

c. A deceptive or illusive appearance; an illusion: a trick of sunlight.

5.

a. A special skill; a knack: Is there a trick to getting this window to stay up?

b. A convention or specialized skill peculiar to a particular field of activity: learned the tricks of the winemaking trade.

6. A feat of magic or legerdemain.

7. A difficult, dexterous, or clever act designed to amuse.

8. Games

a. All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.

b. One such round.

9.

a. A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.

b. Slang A prison term.

10. Slang

a. An act of prostitution.

b. A prostitute's customer.

c. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.

11. Slang A robbery or theft.

tr. & intr.v. tricked, trick·ing, tricks

To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or involving tricks.

2. Capable of performing tricks: a trick dog.

3. Designed or made for doing a trick or tricks: trick cards; trick dice.

4. Weak, defective, or liable to fail: a trick knee.

Phrasal Verb:

trick out Informal /up

To ornament or adorn, often garishly: was all tricked out in beads and fringe.

Idioms:

do/turn the trick

To bring about the desired result.

how's tricks Informal

Used to make a friendly inquiry about a person or that person's affairs.

not miss a trick

To be extremely alert: The teacher was known for not missing a trick.

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[Middle English trik, from Old North French trique, from trikier, to deceive, probably from Vulgar Latin *triccre, from Latin trcr, to play tricks, from trcae, tricks.]

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tricker n.

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trick

Noun

1. a deceitful or cunning action or plan: she was willing to use any dirty trick to get what she wanted

2. a joke or prank: he loves playing tricks on his sister

3. a clever way of doing something, learned from experience: an old campers' trick is to use three thin blankets rather than one thick one

4. an illusory or magical feat or device

5. a simple feat learned by an animal or person

6. a deceptive illusion: a trick of the light

7. a habit or mannerism: she had a trick of saying `oh dear'

8. Cards a batch of cards played in turn and won by the person playing the highest card

9. do the trick Informal to produce the desired result

10. how's tricks? Slang how are you?

Verb

to defraud, deceive, or cheat (someone) [Old French trique]

trickery n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trick - a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" fast one device, gimmick, twist - any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik - (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
	2.	trick - a period of work or duty duty period, work shift, shift - the time period during which you are at work
	3.	trick - an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick" knavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
	4.	trick - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement antic, prank, put-on, joke, caper diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" dirty trick - an unkind or aggressive trick practical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)
	5.	trick - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers conjuring trick, legerdemain, magic trick, thaumaturgy, magic, deception, conjuration, illusion performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" card trick - a trick performed with playing cards prestidigitation, sleight of hand - manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
	6.	trick - a prostitute's customer whoremaster, whoremonger, john customer, client - someone who pays for goods or services
	7.	trick - (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
Verb	1.	trick - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" flim-flam, fob, fox, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, play a joke on cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"

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trick

noun 1. joke, put-on (slang) gag (informal) stunt, spoof (informal) caper, prank, frolic, practical joke, antic, jape, leg-pull Brit. (informal) cantrip Scot.

noun 2. deception, trap, fraud, con (slang) sting (informal) manoeuvre, dodge, ploy, scam (slang) imposition, gimmick, device, hoax, deceit, swindle, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, canard, feint, stratagem, wile, imposture, fastie Austral. (slang)

noun 3. sleight of hand, device, feat, stunt, juggle, legerdemain

noun 4. secret, skill, device, knack, art, hang (informal) technique, know-how (informal) gift, command, craft, expertise

noun 5. mannerism, habit, characteristic, trait, quirk, peculiarity, foible, idiosyncrasy, practice, crotchet

verb 6. deceive, trap, have someone on, take someone in (informal) fool, cheat, con (informal) kid (informal) stiff (slang) sting (informal) mislead, hoax, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic) delude, swindle, impose upon, bamboozle (informal) hoodwink, put one over on (informal) pull the wool over someone's eyes, pull a fast one on (informal) do the trick (Informal) work, fit the bill, have effect, achieve the desired result, produce the desired result, take care of the problem, be effective or effectual, do the business (informal)

Translations

trick [trɪk] n → trampa (= conjuring trick, deceit); truco (= joke); broma;

(CARDS) → baza

vt → engañar;

it's a trick of the light → es una ilusión óptica;

to play a trick on sb → gastar una broma a algn;

that should do the trick → eso servirá;

to trick sb out of sth → quitarle algo a algn con engaños;

to trick sb into doing sth → hacer que algn haga algo con engaños

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trick [trɪk] n (magic) → tour m (= joke, prank); tour, farce f (= skill, knack); astuce f;

(Cards) → levée f

vt → attraper, rouler;

to play a trick on sb → jouer un tour à qn;

to trick sb into doing sth → persuader qn par la ruse de faire qch;

to trick sb out of sth → obtenir qch de qn par la ruse;

it's a trick of the light → c'est une illusion d'optique causée par la lumière;

that should do the trick (fam) → ça devrait faire l'affaire

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trick [trɪk] n → Trick m;

(Cards) → Stich m

vt → hereinlegen;

to play a trick on sb → jdm einen Streich spielen;

it's a trick of the light → das Licht täuscht;

that should do the trick → das müsste hinhauen;

to trick sb into doing sth → jdn (mit einem Trick) dazu bringen, etw zu tun;

to trick sb out of sth → jdn um etw prellen

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trick [trɪk] n → trucco (= clever act); stratagemma m (= joke); tiro;

(CARDS) → presa

vt → imbrogliare, ingannare;

to play a trick on sb → giocare un tiro a qn;

it's a trick of the light → è un effetto ottico;

that should do the trick (col) → vedrai che funziona;

to trick sb into doing sth → convincere qn a fare qc con l'inganno;

to trick sb out of sth → fregare qc a qn