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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