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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Trick \Trick\, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken
     to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan.
     tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. Track, Trachery,
     Trig, a., Trigger.]
     1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly
        procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in
        trade.
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              He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick.
                                                    --South.
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              I know a trick worth two of that.     --Shak.
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     2. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle
        or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
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     3. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks
        of boys. --Prior.
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     4. A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as,
        a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.
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              The trick of that voice I do well remember. --Shak.
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              He hath a trick of C[oe]ur de Lion's face. --Shak.
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     5. A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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     6. (Card Playing) The whole number of cards played in one
        round, and consisting of as many cards as there are
        players.
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              On one nice trick depends the general fate. --Pope.
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     7. (Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the
        helm, -- usually two hours.
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     8. A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     Syn: Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight;
          deception; imposture; delusion; imposition.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Trick \Trick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tricked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tricking.]
     1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to
        defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a
        horse.
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     2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically;
        -- often followed by up, off, or out. `` Trick her off in
        air.'' --Pope.
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              People lavish it profusely in tricking up their
              children in fine clothes, and yet starve their
              minds.                                --Locke.
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              They are simple, but majestic, records of the
              feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the
              public eye as his diary would have been. --Macaulay.
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     3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or
        distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
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              They forget that they are in the statutes: . . .
              there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees.
                                                    --B. Jonson.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Trick \Trick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tricked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tricking.]
     1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to
        defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a
        horse.
  
     2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically;
        -- often followed by up, off, or out. `` Trick her off in
        air.'' --Pope.
  
              People lavish it profusely in tricking up their
              children in fine clothes, and yet starve their
              minds.                                --Locke.
  
              They are simple, but majestic, records of the
              feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the
              public eye as his diary would have been. --Macaulay.
  
     3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or
        distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
  
              They forget that they are in the statutes: . . .
              there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees.
                                                    --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Trick \Trick\, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken
     to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan.
     tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. Track, Trachery,
     Trig, a., Trigger.]
     1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly
        procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in
        trade.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  trick
       n 1: a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick
            on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
            [syn: fast one]
       2: a period of work or duty
       3: an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent;
          "that offer was a dirty trick"
       4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
          [syn: antic, joke, prank, caper, put-on]
       5: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
          [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, magic, legerdemain,
           conjuration, illusion, deception]
       v : deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that
           class would be cancelled next week" [syn: fob, fox, pull
           a fast one on, play a trick on]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     Αγγλικά n.
     κόλπο, εξυπνάδα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ) εξαπατώ, κάνω κάποιον να πιστέψει κάτι που δεν είναι αλήθεια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     Danish n.
     (rfdef: da)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Trick
     German n.
     1 m trick
     2 m ruse
     3 m gimmick

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     a.
     1 Involving trickery or deception.
     2 Able to perform tricks.
     3 defective or unreliable.
     4 (lb en chiefly US slang) stylish or cool.
     n.
     1 Something designed to fool or swindle.
     2 A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's)
  act; a magic trick.
     3 An entertaining difficult physical action.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue;
  to deceive.
     2 (lb en heraldry) To draw (as contrasted with ''to blazon'', which
  is to describe in words).
     3 To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by
  ''up'', ''off'', or ''out''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     Danish n.
     (rfdef: da)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Trick
     German n.
     1 m trick
     2 m ruse
     3 m gimmick

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     Danish n.
     (rfdef: da)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Trick
     German n.
     1 m trick
     2 m ruse
     3 m gimmick

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     Ruotsi n.
     juju

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     Engelska n.
     1 ovana
     2 (tagg kortspel språk=en) #Svenska
     3 (tagg kortspel språk=en) stick
     4 bus eller sätt att luras, göra något (svårt) eller lösa (svåra)
  problem, m.m.
     Engelska vb.
     trixa; busa, hitta på och utföra trick eller konster
     n.
     1 (tagg vardagligt anglicism) bus eller sätt att luras, göra något
  (svårt) eller lösa (svåra) problem, m.m.
     2 (tagg kat=fordon kat2=kollektivtrafik kat3=slang text=Norgeslang)
  elektrisk spårvagn (eller ibland trådbuss)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Trick
     Tyska n.
     trick, knep

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  trick
     n.
     1 (tagg vardagligt anglicism) bus eller sätt att luras, göra något
  (svårt) eller lösa (svåra) problem, m.m.
     2 (tagg kat=fordon kat2=kollektivtrafik kat3=slang text=Norgeslang)
  elektrisk spårvagn (eller ibland trådbuss)

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Trick /tʁɪk/ 
  1. κόλπο
  ein Kunststück, Streich, ein Kunstgriff, dessen Funktionsweise für Nichteingeweihte nicht offensichtlich ist; eine Überraschung, Staunen oder Entsetzen hervorrufende, unerwartete, schwer vorhersagbare oder berechenbare Handlung
  2. κατεργαριά
  ein Kunstgriff am Rande von Sitte, Rechtschaffenheit und Legalität