Trick | Mean of trick in English Dictionary
/ˈtrɪk/
- Noun
- an action that is meant to deceive someone
- It was a trick to persuade her to give him money.
- That was a dirty/mean/rotten trick. [=an unkind or unfair thing to do]
- something done to surprise or confuse someone and to make other people laugh
- He played a trick on me. [=he tricked me]
- She enjoys playing tricks on her friends.
- a clever and skillful action that someone performs to entertain or amuse people
- For his last trick, the magician made a rabbit disappear.
- magic/card/circus tricks
- a clever and effective way of doing something
- I know a good trick for removing stains from clothes.
- He knows a lot of useful programming tricks.
- a handy trick for remembering names
- He has a lot of experience with gardening, so he should be able to show/teach us a trick or two. [=he should be able to give us good advice about gardening]
- something that causes confusion or that makes something seem different from what it actually is
- He was so tired his mind was playing tricks on him. [=he could not think clearly]
- The paint looked blue, but it was just a trick of the light. [=the light made the paint appear blue even though it was a different color]
- the cards that are played in one round of a card game
- She has won the last three tricks.
- a sex act performed by a prostitute
- She was living on the street and turning tricks [=taking money for sex] to survive.
- to produce a desired result
- One small adjustment will do the trick.
- to notice everything
- He never misses a trick.
- Verb
- to deceive (someone)
- He tricked her by wearing a disguise.
- to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
- He was tricked into buying the car. [=he bought the car because he was deceived]
- to dress (someone or yourself) in an unusual way
- She was tricked out in a horrible, brightly colored costume.
- to decorate (something)
- The room was tricked out with ribbons and streamers.
- to use a trick to get (something) from (someone)
- She was tricked out of [=cheated out of] her savings.
- using methods that are meant to deceive someone
- trick photography [=photography that uses special methods to make things that are not real seem to be real]
- a trick question [=a deceptive question that is intended to make you give an answer that is not correct or that causes trouble for you]
- done in a clever or entertaining way
- a trick shot in pool
- weak and tending to fail suddenly
- He has a trick knee.