Difference between trick and moralhighground

Definitions

noun

1. a cunning or deceitful action or device
2. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
3. a prostitute's customer
4. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
5. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

verb

1. deceive somebody

Examples

Three hours packed with a quick-fire century, a couple of bouncers, two-thirds of a hat-trick, a dropped catch, several bowled wickets and innumerable fours and sixers.

The engine on the X-51, called a supersonic-combustion ramjet, or "scramjet," pulls off a couple of especially tricky tasks.

So much so that when he tried out a few of his character's screen tricks on his family, they put him firmly in his place.

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