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trick

   [trik] ,
–noun
1. a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
2. an optical illusion: It must have been some visual trick caused by the flickering candlelight.
3. a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank: She likes to play tricks on her friends.
4. a mean, foolish, or childish action.
5. a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique: the tricks of the trade.
6. the art or knack of doing something skillfully: You seem to have mastered the trick of making others laugh.
7. a clever or dexterous feat intended to entertain, amuse, etc.: He taught his dog some amazing tricks.
8. a feat of magic or legerdemain: card tricks.
9. a behavioral peculiarity; trait; habit; mannerism.
10. a period of duty or turn; stint; tour of duty: I relieved the pilot after he had completed his trick at the wheel.
11. Cards.
a. the group or set of cards played and won in one round.
b. a point or scoring unit.
c. a card that is a potential winner. Compare honor trick.
12. Informal. a child or young girl: a pretty little trick.
13. Slang.
a. a prostitute's customer.
b. a sexual act between a prostitute and a customer.
14. Heraldry.
a. a preliminary sketch of a coat of arms.
b. engraver's trick.
–adjective
15. 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
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trick     (trĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means. See Synonyms at wile.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank.
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act or performance.
    1. 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).
    2. 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).
    3. A deceptive or illusive appearance; an illusion: a trick of sunlight.
    4. A special skill; a knack: Is there a trick to getting this window to stay up?
    5. A convention or specialized skill peculiar to a particular field of activity: learned the tricks of the winemaking trade.
    6. All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.
    7. One such round.
    8. A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
    9. Slang A prison term.
    10. An act of prostitution.
    11. A prostitute's customer.
    12. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
    1. A special skill; a knack: Is there a trick to getting this window to stay up?
    2. A convention or specialized skill peculiar to a particular field of activity: learned the tricks of the winemaking trade.
    3. All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.
    4. One such round.
    5. A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
    6. Slang A prison term.
    7. An act of prostitution.
    8. A prostitute's customer.
    9. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
  6. A feat of magic or legerdemain.
  7. A difficult, dexterous, or clever act designed to amuse.
  8. Games
    1. All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.
    2. One such round.
    3. A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
    4. Slang A prison term.
    5. An act of prostitution.
    6. A prostitute's customer.
    7. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
    1. A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.
    2. Slang A prison term.
    3. An act of prostitution.
    4. A prostitute's customer.
    5. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
  10. Slang
    1. An act of prostitution.
    2. A prostitute's customer.
    3. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.
  11. Slang A robbery or theft.
tr. & intr.v.   tricked, trick·ing, tricks
To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or involving tricks.
  2. Capable of performing tricks: a trick dog.
  3. Designed or made for doing a trick or tricks: trick cards; trick dice.
  4. 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.]
trick'er n.
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trick out

verb
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: overdress] [ant: dress down] 

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trick out

Ornament or adorn, especially ostentatiously or garishly, as in She was all tricked out in beads and fringe and what-have-you. This term uses trick in the sense of "dress up" or "decorate," a usage dating from about 1500. [Early 1700s]


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