trick  /trɪk/

noun

1. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"

synset: trick, fast_one

2. a period of work or duty

synset: trick

3. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick"

synset: trick

4. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

synset: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on

5. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

synset: magic_trick, conjuring_trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception

6. a prostitute's customer

synset: whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick

7. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

synset: trick

verb

1. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

synset: flim-flam, play_a_joke_on, play_tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull_a_fast_one_on, play_a_trick_on

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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