trick (n.)

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

    [ Syn: 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 amusement

    [ Syn: antic , joke , prank , caper , put-on ]

  5. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

    [ Syn: magic trick , conjuring trick , magic , legerdemain , conjuration , thaumaturgy , illusion , deception ]

  6. a prostitutes customer

    [ Syn: whoremaster , whoremonger , john ]

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

    trick (v.)

  1. deceive somebody; We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week

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

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