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Tricking
/ˈtɹɪkɪŋ/
To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
📖 Definitions of "Tricking"
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.
noun
- 1
Dress; ornament.
adjective
- 1
Deceptive; using trickery.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tricking"
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| 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. |
| prankverb | (transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone. |
| anticverb | (intransitive) To perform antics, to caper. |
| jokeverb | (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously. |
| caperverb | To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner. |
| 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. |
| magicverb | (transitive) To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic. |
| fobverb | (transitive, archaic) To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone. |
| foxverb | (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity. |
| 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. |
| foolingnoun | The act of one who fools; foolish behaviour. |
| deceivingnoun | deception |
| deludingverb | (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| trimnoun | (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders. |
| trimmingverb | (uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims. |
| attiringnoun | ornamentation |
| dressingnoun | The activity of getting dressed. |
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