'Trick' definitions:

Definition of 'trick'

From: WordNet
noun
A cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" [syn: trick, fast one]
noun
A period of work or duty
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An attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"
noun
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
noun
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]
noun
A prostitute's customer [syn: whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick]
noun
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
verb
Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on]

Definition of 'Trick'

From: GCIDE
  • Trick \Trick\, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan. tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. Track, Trachery, Trig, a., Trigger.]
  • 1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. [1913 Webster]
  • He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • I know a trick worth two of that. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning. [1913 Webster]
  • The trick of that voice I do well remember. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • He hath a trick of C[oe]ur de Lion's face. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Card Playing) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players. [1913 Webster]
  • On one nice trick depends the general fate. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight; deception; imposture; delusion; imposition. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Trick'

From: GCIDE
  • Trick \Trick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tricked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tricking.]
  • 1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out. " Trick her off in air." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • People lavish it profusely in tricking up their children in fine clothes, and yet starve their minds. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the public eye as his diary would have been. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry. [1913 Webster]
  • They forget that they are in the statutes: . . . there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'trick'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Trick'