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Trick

/tɹɪk/

Something designed to fool or swindle.

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📖 Definitions of "Trick"

noun

1
Something designed to fool or swindle.
"It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced."
2
A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
"And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag."
3
An entertaining difficult physical action.
"That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?"
4
An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
"tricks of the trade; what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?"

verb

1
To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
"You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced."
2
To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
3
To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

adjective

1
Involving trickery or deception.
"trick photography"
2
Able to perform tricks.
"A trick pony"
3
Defective or unreliable.
"a trick knee"
4
Stylish or cool.
"Wow, your new sportscar is so trick."

🔄 Synonyms of "Trick"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
legerdemainnoun	Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
deceptionnoun	An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
anticnoun	Playful, funny, absurd.
capernoun	A prank or practical joke.
illusionnoun	(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
jokenoun	Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
foxnoun	A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
pranknoun	A practical joke or mischievous trick.
magic tricknoun	A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
conjuring tricknoun	A type of magic trick in which something is made to appear or disappear.
fast onenoun	(slang, chiefly in the phrase pull a fast one) A trick or deception.
fobnoun	A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.

↔️ Antonyms of "Trick"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
maladroitnoun	Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trick"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
deceptionnoun	An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
illusionnoun	(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
pranknoun	A practical joke or mischievous trick.
anticnoun	(often in the plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
jokenoun	Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
capernoun	A prank or practical joke.
legerdemainnoun	Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
magic tricknoun	A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
fobnoun	A hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.
foxnoun	A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
conjuring tricknoun	A type of magic trick in which something is made to appear or disappear.
fast onenoun	(slang, chiefly in the phrase pull a fast one) A trick or deception.
dupenoun	A person who has been deceived.
deceiveverb	(transitive) To trick or mislead.
trickerynoun	(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
shamnoun	A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
artificenoun	A crafty but underhanded deception.
scamnoun	A fraudulent deal.
deludeverb	(transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.