trick
 trick (trĭk)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 or 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. [Middle English trik, from Old North French trique, from trikier, to deceive, probably from Vulgar Latin *triccāre, from Latin trīcārī, to play tricks, from trīcae, tricks.] trickʹer n.
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