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Definitions for Trick

[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 . 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: a pretty little trick.
[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.
[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.
[18] to deceive by trickery.
[19] Heraldry . to indicate the tinctures of (a coat of arms) with engravers tricks.
[20] to cheat or swindle (usually followed by out of ): to trick someone out of an inheritance.
[21] to beguile by trickery (usually followed by into ).
[22] to practice trickery or deception; cheat.
[23] to play tricks; trifle (usually followed by with ).
[24] Slang . to engage in sexual acts for hire.
[25] trick out , Informal . to embellish or adorn with or as if with ornaments or other attention-getting devices.
[26] do /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.
[28] a deceitful, cunning, or underhand action or plan
[29] a mischievous, malicious, or humorous action or plan; joke the boys are up to their tricks again (as modifier ) a trick spider
[30] an illusory or magical feat or device
[31] a simple feat learned by an animal or person
[32] an adroit or ingenious device; knack a trick of the trade
[33] a behavioural trait, habit, or mannerism
[34] a turn or round of duty or work
[35] cards a batch of cards containing one from each player, usually played in turn and won by the player or side that plays the card with the highest value a card that can potentially win a trick
[36] can't take a trick Australian slang to be consistently unsuccessful or unlucky
[37] do the trick informal to produce the right or desired result
[38] how's tricks? slang how are you?
[39] turn a trick slang (of a prostitute) to gain a customer
[40] to defraud, deceive, or cheat (someone), esp by means of a trick

Words related to Trick

maneuver, fraud, deception, plot, ploy, ruse, hoax, conspiracy, trap, device, gimmick, distortion, illusion, accomplishment, antic, gag, stunt, shenanigan, feat, gift

Words nearby Trick

trichromatopsia, trichrome stain, trichuriasis, trichuris, tricipital, trick, trick cyclist, trick ending, trick knee, trick or treat, trick out

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

Other words from Trick

trick·er , noun
trick·ing·ly , adverb
out·trick , verb (used with object)
un·tricked , adjective

Word origin for Trick

C15: from Old Northern French trique , from trikier to deceive, from Old French trichier , ultimately from Latin trīcārī to play tricks

Synonyms for Trick

conspiracy, deception, device, distortion, fraud, gimmick, hoax, illusion, maneuver, plot, ploy, ruse, trap, ambush, artifice, blind, bluff, casuistry, cheat, chicanery, circumvention, con, concealment, conundrum, cover, decoy, delusion, disguise, dodge, double-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, evasion, fabrication, fake, falsehood, feint, forgery, game, imposition, imposture, intrigue, invention, machination, perjury, pretense, snare, stratagem, subterfuge, swindle, treachery, wile