trick
Nouns
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(n) a cunning or deceitful action or device
- he played a trick on me
- he pulled a fast one and got away with it
- (n) a period of work or duty
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(n) an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
- that offer was a dirty trick
- (n) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement antic, prank, joke, put-on, caper,
- (n) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers conjuring trick, legerdemain, magic trick, magic, thaumaturgy, conjuration, deception, illusion,
- (n) a prostitute's customer whoremaster, whoremonger, john,
- (n) (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
Verbs
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(v) deceive somebody
- We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week