trick
Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindleSomething designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
» Tom is trying to trick you.
Tom versucht dich hereinzulegen.
Tom versucht euch hereinzulegen.
Tom versucht Sie hereinzulegen.
Том пытается вас надуть.
Том пытается вас обмануть.
Том пытается тебя надуть.
Том пытается тебя обмануть.
Том пытается тебя перехитрить.
Том пытается вас перехитрить.
Том намагається тебе перехитрити.
Meaning
15 sensesSomething designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.
He played a trick on his sister as April Fool's Day.
List, Falle, Finte
обма́нobmán, трюкtrjuk, уло́вкаulóvka
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.
Trick, Kunststück
фо́кусfókus, трюкtrjuk
фо́кусfókus, трюкtrjuk
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?
Trick, Kniff
Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
the tricks of boys
They played a crude trick on the teacher.
übler Scherz, übler Streich
(dated)A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning
A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts.
Stich
взя́ткаvzjátka
(Canada, US, slang)A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.
turn a trick
turn tricks
(slang)A customer or client of a prostitute.
As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."
a prostitute's customer
(slang, vulgar)A term of abuse.
(Pennsylvania, Western)A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
a period of work or duty
Examples
760 sentencesTom is trying to trick you.
Том намагається тебе перехитрити.
ruТом пытается вас надуть.
deTom versucht dich hereinzulegen.
I can't trick Tom.
Я не можу обдурити Тома.
Tom performed a magic trick.
Том показав фокус.
I think it's a trick.
Мені здається, це якийсь трюк.
Stop playing tricks on your brother.
Припини кепкувати зі свого брата!
ruПрекрати шутить над своим братом.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English trikke, from Old Northern French trique (related to Old French trichieFrom Middle English trikke, from Old Northern French trique (related to Old French trichier (“to defraud, act dishonestly, conceal, deceive, cheat”); > modern French tricher), itself possibly from Middle High German trechen (“to launch a shot at, play a trick on”), or one of its derivatives (e.g. Middle High German ūftrechen (“to do something to someone, hurt someone”), vertrechen (“to conceal, get over on someone”), zuotrechen (“to obtain falsely or deceitfully, wangle, finagle”), etc.); yet the Old French verb is equally likely to be derived from Vulgar Latin *triccāre, from Late Latin tricāre, from Latin trīcor, trīcārī (“dodge, search for detours; haggle, quibble”).
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Forms
plural: tricksSynonyms
40 synonyms- a cunning or deceitful action or device:fast one
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers:magic trickconjuring trickmagiclegerdemainconjurationthaumaturgyillusiondeception
- a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement:anticjokeprankcaperput-on
- a prostitute's customer:whoremasterwhoremongerjohn
Word family
44 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- magic tricks
- trying to trick
- card tricks
- playing tricks on
- few card tricks
- trick or treating
- a trick question
- play tricks on
- tricked into doing
- was tricked into
- was a trick
- new tricks