of, pertaining to, characterized by, or involving tricks: trick shooting.
16.
designed or used for tricks: a trick chair.
17.
(of a joint) inclined to stiffen or weaken suddenly and unexpectedly: a trick shoulder.
–verb (used with object)
18.
to deceive by trickery.
19.
Heraldry. to indicate the tinctures of (a coat of arms) with engraver's tricks.
20.
to cheat or swindle (usually fol. by out of): to trick someone out of an inheritance.
21.
to beguile by trickery (usually fol. by into).
–verb (used without object)
22.
to practice trickery or deception; cheat.
23.
to play tricks; trifle (usually fol. by with).
24.
Slang. to engage in sexual acts for hire.
—Verb phrase
25.
trick out, Informal. to embellish or adorn with or as if with ornaments or other attention-getting devices.
—Idioms
26.
do or turn the trick, to achieve the desired effect or result: Another turn of the pliers should do the trick.
27.
turn a trick, Slang. (of a prostitute) to engage in a sexual act with a customer.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME trik (n.) < ONF trique deceit, deriv. of trikier to deceive < VL *triccāre, for L trīcārī to play tricks]
—Related forms
tricker, noun
trick·ing·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. deception. Trick, artifice, ruse, stratagem, wile are terms for crafty or cunning devices that are intended to deceive. Trick, the general term, refers usually to an underhanded act designed to cheat someone, but it sometimes refers merely to a pleasurable deceiving of the senses: to win by a trick. Like trick, but to a greater degree, artifice emphasizes the cleverness, ingenuity, or cunning with which the proceeding is devised: an artifice of diabolical ingenuity. Ruse and stratagem emphasize the purpose for which the trick is designed; ruse is the more general term of the two, and stratagem sometimes implies a more elaborate procedure or a military application: He gained entrance by a ruse. His stratagem gave them command of the hill. Wile emphasizes the disarming effect of the trick upon those who are deceived: His wiles charmed them into trusting him. 18.See cheat.
An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means. See Synonyms at wile.
A mischievous action; a prank.
A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act or performance.
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).
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).
A deceptive or illusive appearance; an illusion: a trick of sunlight.
A special skill; a knack: Is there a trick to getting this window to stay up?
A convention or specialized skill peculiar to a particular field of activity: learned the tricks of the winemaking trade.
All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.
One such round.
A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
Slang A prison term.
An act of prostitution.
A prostitute's customer.
A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
A special skill; a knack: Is there a trick to getting this window to stay up?
A convention or specialized skill peculiar to a particular field of activity: learned the tricks of the winemaking trade.
All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.
One such round.
A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
Slang A prison term.
An act of prostitution.
A prostitute's customer.
A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
A feat of magic or legerdemain.
A difficult, dexterous, or clever act designed to amuse.
Games
All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.
One such round.
A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
Slang A prison term.
An act of prostitution.
A prostitute's customer.
A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
Slang A prison term.
An act of prostitution.
A prostitute's customer.
A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
Slang
An act of prostitution.
A prostitute's customer.
A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
Slang A robbery or theft.
tr. & intr.v.
tricked, trick·ing, tricks
To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving tricks.
Capable of performing tricks: a trick dog.
Designed or made for doing a trick or tricks: trick cards; trick dice.
Weak, defective, or liable to fail: a trick knee.
Phrasal Verb(s): trick out/up Informal
To ornament or adorn, often garishly: was all tricked out in beads and fringe.
Idiom(s):
do/turn the trick
To bring about the desired result.
Idiom(s):
how's tricks Informal
Used to make a friendly inquiry about a person or that person's affairs.
Idiom(s):
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.]
c.1412, "a cheat, a mean ruse," from O.N.Fr. trique "trick, deceit, treachery, cheating," from trikier "to deceive, to cheat," variant of O.Fr. trichier, probably from V.L. *triccare, from L. tricari "be evasive, shuffle," from tricæ "trifles, nonsense, a tangle of difficulties." Meaning "a roguish prank" is recorded from 1590; sense of "the art of doing something" is first attested 1611. The verb is first attested 1595. An earlier sense of "to dress, adorn" (c.1500) is perhaps a different word entirely. Meaning "prostitute's client" is first attested 1915; earlier it was U.S. slang for "a robbery" (1865). Trickery is first attested 1800; tricky is 1786 (earlier tricksy, 1596); trickster is from 1711. Trick-or-treat is recorded from 1947.
something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid Example: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.
Arabic:
حيلَه
Chinese (Simplified):
诡计
Chinese (Traditional):
詭計
Czech:
lest
Danish:
trick
Dutch:
streek
Estonian:
kavalus, knihv
Finnish:
juoni
French:
ruse, tour
German:
der Trick
Greek:
κόλπο, τέχνασμα
Hungarian:
trükk; tréfa
Icelandic:
bragð, brella
Indonesian:
tipuan
Italian:
trucco, stratagemma
Japanese:
たくらみ
Korean:
속임수
Latvian:
viltība; joks
Lithuanian:
gudrybė
Norwegian:
knep, triks, kjeltringstrek
Polish:
podstęp
Portuguese (Brazil):
ardil
Romanian:
şiretlic, truc
Russian:
уловка; трюк
Slovak:
lesť
Slovenian:
zvijača
Spanish:
truco, trampa, engaño
Swedish:
knep, list
Turkish:
oyun, numara, şeytanlık
trick2[trik]noun
a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc) Example: The magician performed some clever tricks.
Arabic:
شَعْوَذَه، خُدْعَه تَعْتَمِد على خِفَّة اليَد
Chinese (Simplified):
把戏，戏法
Chinese (Traditional):
把戲，戲法
Czech:
trik
Danish:
trick
Dutch:
truc
Estonian:
trikk
Finnish:
temppu
French:
tour
German:
der Trick
Greek:
κόλπο, ταχυδαχτυλουργία
Hungarian:
mutatvány
Icelandic:
töfrabragð
Indonesian:
sulap
Italian:
trucco
Japanese:
芸当
Korean:
마술, 요술
Latvian:
triks
Lithuanian:
pokštas, triukas
Norwegian:
tryllekunst, kunststykke
Polish:
sztuczka
Portuguese (Brazil):
truque
Romanian:
scamatorie
Russian:
фокус
Slovak:
trik
Slovenian:
trik
Spanish:
truco
Swedish:
trick
Turkish:
oyun, hokkabazlık, numara
trick[trik]adjective
intended to deceive or give a certain illusion Example: trick photography
Track\, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. Trick.]1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel. The bright track of his fiery car. --Shak. 2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint. Far from track of men. --Milton. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said of birds, etc. 4. A road; a beaten path. Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden. 5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet. 6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc. 7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails. 8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of land. [Obs.] "Small tracks of ground." --Fuller. Track scale, a railway scale. See under Railway.
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