Definition of trick

noun (n)

• a cunning or deceitful action or device (noun.act)

  Synonym: fast one
  

  Example:
  He played a trick on me.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a period of work or duty (noun.time)

  source: wordnet30
• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent (noun.act)

  Example:
  That offer was a dirty trick.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (noun.act)

  Synonym: antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on
  

  source: wordnet30
• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers (noun.act)

  Synonym: conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy
  

  source: wordnet30
• a prostitute's customer (noun.person)

  Synonym: john, whoremaster, whoremonger
  

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

  source: wordnet30
• An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• deceive somebody (verb.social)

  Synonym: flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on
  

  Example:
  We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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