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a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique: the tricks of the trade. the art or knack of doing something skillfully: You seem to have mastered the trick of making others laugh. a clever or dexterous feat intended to entertain, amuse, etc.: He taught his dog some amazing tricks.
Definition of trick noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
B1. something you do to deceive or cheat someone, or to make someone look stupid as a joke: a trick question. I wasn't really ill - it was just a trick. My little brother liked to play tricks on me (= do things to deceive me as a joke). Fewer examples. I played a trick on her and pretended we'd eaten all the food.
2 days ago · A trick is an action that is intended to fool or deceive someone. We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me. Synonyms: joke, put-on [slang], gag [informal], stunt More Synonyms of trick. 2. transitive verb. If someone tricks you, they deceive you, often in order to make you do something.
noun. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. synonyms: antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on. see more. verb. deceive somebody. “We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week” synonyms: flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on. see more. noun.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Games, Cards trick1 /trɪk/ S3 noun [ countable] 1 something that deceives somebody something you do in order to deceive someone Pretending he doesn’t remember is an old trick of his.
TRICK meaning: 1 : an action that is meant to deceive someone; 2 : something done to surprise or confuse someone and to make other people laugh
