trick
A single element of a magician's actA single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
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Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 5
Examples
563 sentencesI think it's a trick.
Мені здається, це якийсь трюк. — deniko
That was a dirty trick.
Це був брудний трюк. — deniko
ruЭто был грязный трюк. — Ooneykcall
deDas war ein schmutziger Trick. — Dani6187
It's a trick.
Це трюк. — deniko
Meaning
15 sensesA 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
Something 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
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
More meanings 12
(Pennsylvania, Western)A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
a period of work or duty
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
Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
the tricks of boys
They played a crude trick on the teacher.
übler Scherz, übler Streich
A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
An entertaining difficult physical action.
That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?
A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
A representation of arms that is drawn as an outline with labels to indicate colors.
(dated)A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning
(Canada, US, slang)A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.
turn a trick
turn tricks
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
33 synonyms- a cunning or deceitful action or device:fast one
- a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement:anticjokeprankcaperput-on
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers:magic trickconjuring trickmagiclegerdemainconjurationthaumaturgyillusiondeception
- a prostitute's customer:john
Word family
41 related wordsCollocations
9 patterns- magic tricks
- card tricks
- playing tricks on
- few card tricks
- a trick question
- play tricks on
- new tricks
- playing tricks
- it's a trick
See also
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