trick

Something designed to fool or swindle.

“It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.”

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.”

An entertaining difficult physical action.

“That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?”

An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.

“tricks of the trade; what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?”

Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.

“the tricks of boys”

A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.

“a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning”

A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.

“I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts.”

A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.

A customer to a prostitute.

“As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."”

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.

To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

“You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced.”

To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).

To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

Involving trickery or deception.

“trick photography”

Able to perform tricks.

“A trick pony”

Defective or unreliable.

“a trick knee”

Stylish or cool.

“Wow, your new sportscar is so trick.”