trick

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: fast oneanticjokeprankcaperput-onmagic trickconjuring trickmagiclegerdemainconjurationthaumaturgy

WordNet 3.0

Noun (7)

  1. a cunning or deceitful action or device“he played a trick on me”“he pulled a fast one and got away with it”Synonyms: fast one
  2. a period of work or duty
  3. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent“that offer was a dirty trick”
  4. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementSynonyms: anticjokeprankcaperput-on
  5. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observersSynonyms: magic trickconjuring trickmagiclegerdemainconjurationthaumaturgyillusiondeception
  6. a prostitute's customerSynonyms: whoremasterwhoremongerjohn
  7. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

Verb (1)

  1. deceive somebody“We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week”Synonyms: flim-flamplay a joke onplay tricksfobfoxpull a fast one onplay a trick on
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. [1913 Webster]

He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick.— South.[1913 Webster]
I know a trick worth two of that.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks. [1913 Webster]

3.Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

4.A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning. [1913 Webster]

The trick of that voice I do well remember.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
He hath a trick of C[oe]ur de Lion's face.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

5.A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

6.(Card Playing) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players. [1913 Webster]

On one nice trick depends the general fate.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

7.(Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours. [1913 Webster]

8.A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight; deception; imposture; delusion; imposition. [1913 Webster]

Trick \Trick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tricked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tricking.]

1.To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse. [1913 Webster]

2.To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out. " Trick her off in air." --Pope. [1913 Webster]

People lavish it profusely in tricking up their children in fine clothes, and yet starve their minds.— Locke.[1913 Webster]
They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the public eye as his diary would have been.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

3.To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry. [1913 Webster]

They forget that they are in the statutes: . . . there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees.— B. Jonson.[1913 Webster]
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