Meaning

2 senses
  1. To add adornments, such as costume pieces; to decorate or make something appear fancy.

  2. (transitive)To add tricks to a course or hole, including hazards in full golf and barriers in minigolf.

More definitions
  • put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

Examples

38 sentences
  1. Tom had some tricks up his sleeve.

    deTom hatte einige Tricks auf Lager. — Esperantostern

  2. Do you have any more tricks up your sleeve?

    deHast du sonst noch irgendwelche Tricks auf Lager? — mramosch

  3. She was tricked up in jewels.

  4. Ganon has another trick up his sleeve.

    ruУ Гэнона есть ещё уловка в запасе. — Ooneykcall

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  5. Mary had some tricks up her sleeve.

    deMaria hatte ein paar Asse im Ärmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Forms

tricks up, tricking up, tricked up, tricked up
Base formtrick up · to trick up
3rd person singulartricks up
Present participletricking up
Past simpletricked up
Past participletricked up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytrick up
he, she, ittricks up

Past simpleLesson

all personstricked up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tricked up
he, she, ithas tricked up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill trick up

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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