English dictionary
trick
nounPronunciation
/tɹɪk/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- Something designed to fool or swindle.
- A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
- An entertaining difficult physical action.
- An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
- Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
- A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
- A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
- A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
- A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.
- A customer to a prostitute.
- A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
- A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
- A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
verb
- To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
- To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
- To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.
adjective
- Involving trickery or deception.
- Able to perform tricks.
- Defective or unreliable.
- Stylish or cool.
Example sentences
It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.
And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag.
That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?
tricks of the trade; what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?
the tricks of boys
a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning
I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts.
As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."
You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced.
trick photography
A trick pony
a trick knee
Wow, your new sportscar is so trick.