tricks
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/tɹɪks/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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?”
verb
- 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.
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Synonyms
johnshiftillusionmagic tricksleight of handartificecongambitployrip-offdupefoolgullhavehoodwinkpull the wool over someone's eyesrip offmod