Trick | Mean of trick in English Dictionary

/ˈtrɪk/

  • Noun
  • an action that is meant to deceive someone
    1. It was a trick to persuade her to give him money.
    2. 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
    1. He played a trick on me. [=he tricked me]
    2. She enjoys playing tricks on her friends.
  • a clever and skillful action that someone performs to entertain or amuse people
    1. For his last trick, the magician made a rabbit disappear.
    2. magic/card/circus tricks
  • a clever and effective way of doing something
    1. I know a good trick for removing stains from clothes.
    2. He knows a lot of useful programming tricks.
    3. a handy trick for remembering names
    4. 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
    1. He was so tired his mind was playing tricks on him. [=he could not think clearly]
    2. 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
    1. She has won the last three tricks.
  • a sex act performed by a prostitute
    1. She was living on the street and turning tricks [=taking money for sex] to survive.
  • to produce a desired result
    1. One small adjustment will do the trick.
  • to notice everything
    1. He never misses a trick.
  • Verb
  • to deceive (someone)
    1. He tricked her by wearing a disguise.
  • to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
    1. He was tricked into buying the car. [=he bought the car because he was deceived]
  • to dress (someone or yourself) in an unusual way
    1. She was tricked out in a horrible, brightly colored costume.
  • to decorate (something)
    1. The room was tricked out with ribbons and streamers.
  • to use a trick to get (something) from (someone)
    1. She was tricked out of [=cheated out of] her savings.
  • using methods that are meant to deceive someone
    1. trick photography [=photography that uses special methods to make things that are not real seem to be real]
    2. 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
    1. a trick shot in pool
  • weak and tending to fail suddenly
    1. He has a trick knee.

Những từ liên quan với TRICK

ruse, accomplishment, deception, gimmick, gift, gag, illusion, hoax, plot, stunt, ploy, fraud, antic
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