Definitions for trick

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Spelling: [trik]

IPA: /trɪk/

Trick is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 44 anagrams from letters in trick (cikrt).

Definitions for trick

noun

1. a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
2. an optical illusion:
3. a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank:
4. a mean, foolish, or childish action.
5. a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique:
6. the art or knack of doing something skillfully:
7. a clever or dexterous feat intended to entertain, amuse, etc.:
8. a feat of magic or legerdemain:
9. a behavioral peculiarity; trait; habit; mannerism.
10. a period of duty or turn; stint; tour of duty:
11. Cards. the group or set of cards played and won in one round. a point or scoring unit. a card that is a potential winner. Compare honor trick.
12. Informal. a child or young girl:
13. Slang. a prostitute's customer. a sexual act between a prostitute and a customer.
14. Heraldry. a preliminary sketch of a coat of arms. engraver's trick.

Idioms

1. do / turn the trick, to achieve the desired effect or result:
2. turn a trick, Slang. (of a prostitute) to engage in a sexual act with a customer.

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or involving tricks:
2. designed or used for tricks:
3. (of a joint) inclined to stiffen or weaken suddenly and unexpectedly:

Verb phrases

1. trick out, Informal. to embellish or adorn with or as if with ornaments or other attention-getting devices.

verb (used with object)

1. to deceive by trickery.
2. Heraldry. to indicate the tinctures of (a coat of arms) with engravers tricks.
3. to cheat or swindle (usually followed by out of):
4. to beguile by trickery (usually followed by into).

verb (used without object)

1. to practice trickery or deception; cheat.
2. to play tricks; trifle (usually followed by with).
3. Slang. to engage in sexual acts for hire.

Origin of trick

1375-1425; late Middle English trik (noun) Old North French trique deceit, derivative of trikier to deceive Vulgar Latin *triccāre, for Latin trīcārī to play tricks

Examples for trick

But as we have nobody to act that part for us, I have decided upon playing him a trick of my own.

Now, the stool-pigeon in this trick is a swell English crook.

Would you wish by trick or quibble to juggle me out of these last acres?

The trick, in any case, was repeated semester after semester.

The trick has been to create nonstops from cities like Boston that were under-served.

Think one small piece of pie or a half-cup of eggnog, says Zied, will do the trick.

The trick is to be able to recognize the right one when it comes along.

Clayton knew it very well, and the trick of examining the books was all a fudge.

After seeing this trick with blocks and toys, children saw it performed with a hamster.

There are very many things which I cannot do, but there are also one or two which I have the trick of.