trick

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Synonyms: thick, track, prick, crick, trice, wrick, brick, tick, truck, strick, frick

Antonyms: thick, track, prick, crick, trice, wrick, brick, tick, truck, strick, frick

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Noun

1. Something designed to [[fool#Verb|fool]], [[dupe]], [[outsmart]], [[mislead]] or [[swindle]].
2. A single element of a [[magician]]'s (or any variety entertainer's) act; a [[magic trick]].
3. An [[entertaining]] [[difficult]] physical [[action]].
4. An [[effective]], [[clever]] or [[quick]] way of doing something.
5. [[mischievous|Mischievous]] or [[annoying]] behavior; a [[prank]].
6. {{lb|en|dated}} A particular [[habit]] or [[manner]]; a [[peculiarity]]; a [[trait]].
7. A [[knot]], [[braid]], or [[plait]] of hair.
8. {{lb|en|card games}} A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
9. {{lb|en|slang|North America}} A [[sex act]], [[chiefly]] one [[perform]]ed for [[payment]]; an [[act]] of [[prostitution]].
10. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[customer]] or [[client]] of a [[prostitute]].
11. {{lb|en|slang|vulgar}} {{non-gloss|A term of abuse.}}
12. {{lb|en|Western Pennsylvania English}} A daily period of [[work]], especially in [[shift]]-based [[job]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fool#Verb|fool]]; to cause to believe something untrue; to [[deceive]].
2. {{lb|en|heraldry}} To draw (as contrasted with ''to [[blazon]]'', which is to describe in words).
3. To [[dress]]; to [[decorate]]; to [[adorn]] fantastically; often followed by ''up'', ''off'', or ''out''.
4. To engage in [[prostitution]] or [[casual sex]].

Adjective

1. Involving [[trickery]] or [[deception]].
2. Able to perform tricks.
3. [[defective|Defective]] or [[unreliable]].
4. {{lb|en|chiefly|US|slang}} [[stylish|Stylish]] or [[cool]].

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