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UK
/tɹˈɪk/
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[ US /ˈtɹɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹɪk/ ]
NOUN
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a cunning or deceitful action or device
he played a trick on me
he pulled a fast one and got away with it - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
- a prostitute's customer
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an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
that offer was a dirty trick - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
- (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
- a period of work or duty
VERB
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deceive somebody
We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
How To Use trick In A Sentence
- 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. When Supersonic Is Just Too Slow
- I was watching the match in a pub without sound, and I had forgotten about it, so it was not until I got home that I realised that Langer had taken a hat trick, and that was why the West Indian fieldsmen all looked so pleased.
- Presented with a series of tricky problems, the Scud decided to play safe and run like the clappers, and just belt the ball for all he was worth.
- Despite her measured tone, June is clearly enraged as well as grief stricken. The Sun
- The opening door woke Roger, startled Patrick and gave the cat an unwonted and sudden attack of conscience. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
- The mangled wreckage of the stricken craft was such that rescue teams had not found him. The Sun
- 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. The Sun
- True, Olbermann and Patrick would also make plenty of references to pop culture, but the references came across as charmingly haughty, as if the anchormen were showing us that they had interests that extended beyond the court or field. The Enthusiast
- But there was an element of delusion, mild trickery even, about this process.
