Trick

[trɪk]

Definition

(noun.) a cunning or deceitful action or device; 'he played a trick on me'; 'he pulled a fast one and got away with it'.

(noun.) an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; 'that offer was a dirty trick'.

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

(noun.) a period of work or duty.

Checker: Virgil--From WordNet

Definition

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

(a.) A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.

(a.) Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.

(a.) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.

(a.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

(a.) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.

(a.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours.

(a.) A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

(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.

(v. t.) To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out.

(v. t.) To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.

Editor: Megan

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Artifice, stratagem, wile, cheat, dodge, doubling, gouge, fraud, chicane, blind, feint, mark, manœuvre, deceit, imposition, imposture, ruse, chouse, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, humbug, gammon, cunning contrivance, sharp practice.[2]. Sleight, juggle, antic, caper, gambol, freak, vagary.[3]. Habit, practice.

v. a. Cheat, defraud, deceive, cozen, dupe, delude, circumvent, gull, chouse, diddle, overreach, impose upon.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Artifice, contrivance, machination, guile, stratagem, wile, fraud, cheat,juggle, antic, vagary, finesse, sleight, deception, imposition, delusion,legerdemain

ANT:Blunder, exposure, bungling, mishap, botch, fumbling, inexpertness,maladroitness, genuineness, openhandedness, artlessness

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Definition

n. any fraud or stratagem to deceive an illusion: a clever contrivance to puzzle amuse or annoy: a particular habit or manner skill adroitness manner: a parcel of cards falling to a winner at one turn: any toy or gimcrack: a turn as at the helm: (slang) a watch.—v.t. to deceive to cheat.—ns. Trick′er; Trick′ery act or practice of playing tricks: artifice: stratagem: imposition.—adv. Trick′ily.—n. Trick′iness.—adj. Trick′ish addicted to tricks: artful in making bargains.—adv. Trick′ishly in a trickish manner: artfully: knavishly.—n. Trick′ishness the state of being trickish or deceitful.—adv. Trick′ly cleverly deftly.—n. Trick′scene a scene in which changes are made before the audience.—adjs. Trick′sey Trick′sy trickish exhibiting artfulness: pretty dainty neat.—n. Trick′siness state of being tricksey.—adj. Trick′some.—ns. Trick′ster one who practises tricks a cheat; Trick′-wig a kind of wig worn by actors the hair of which can be made to stand on end by a device.—adj. Trick′y.

v.t. to dress to decorate.—n. Trick′ing the act of one who tricks: (Shak.) dress ornament.

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Examples

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