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1.nounSomething designed to fool or swindle."It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced."
2.nounA 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."
3.nounAn entertaining difficult physical action."That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?"
4.nounAn effective, clever or quick way of doing something."tricks of the trade; what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?"
5.nounMischievous or annoying behavior; a prank."the tricks of boys"
6.nounA particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait."a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning"
7.nounA knot, braid, or plait of hair.
8.nounA 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."
9.nounA sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.
10.nounA customer to a prostitute."As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick.""
11.nounA daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
12.nounA sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
13.nounA toy; a trifle; a plaything.
14.verbTo fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive."You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced."
15.verbTo draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
16.verbTo dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.