noun
- A cunning or deceitful action or device.
- usage: "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
- synonyms: fast one
- A period of work or duty.
- An attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent.
- usage: "that offer was a dirty trick"
- A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.
- An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.
- synonyms: magic trick, conjuring trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
- A prostitute's customer.
- synonyms: whoremaster, whoremonger, john
- Card games. ( in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner)
verb
- Deceive somebody.
- usage: "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
- synonyms: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
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