TRICK
\tɹˈɪk], \tɹˈɪk], \t_ɹ_ˈɪ_k]\
Definitions of TRICK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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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"
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deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
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a period of work or duty
By Princeton University
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a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
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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"
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deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
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a period of work or duty
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.
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A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
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Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.
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A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.
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A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
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The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.
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A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
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To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.
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To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
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A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, - usually two hours.
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To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; - often followed by up, off, or out.
By Oddity Software
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An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.
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A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
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Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.
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A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.
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A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
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The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.
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A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
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To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.
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To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
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A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, - usually two hours.
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To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; - often followed by up, off, or out.
By Noah Webster.
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An artifice or fraud; a crafty or deceitful device or action; a puzzle, to amuse or annoy; a deception; a sleight-of-hand feat; a mischievous, sometimes annoying, prank; the entire number of cards falling to the winner in one round; a peculiarity of manner; a particular skill; as, he soon learned the trick.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To deck or ornament.
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To dress, to decorate.
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Any fraud or stratagem to deceive: a clever contrivance to puzzle, amuse, or annoy: a particular habit or manner: a parcel of cards falling to a winner at one turn.
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To deceive, to cheat.
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TRICKER, TRICKSTER.
By Daniel Lyons
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To deck or ornament.
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To play a trick or tricks upon.
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A petty artifice or stratagem; fraud; cheat.
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An annoying act; practical joke.
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A characteristic; trait; knack.
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In card playing, the whole number of cards played in one round.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To deceive, to cheat.
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An artifice for the purpose of deception; a fraudulent coutrivance; deception; a dextrous artifice; vicious practice; legerdemain; a round of cards; a particular habit.
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To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; to delineate a coat of arms.
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To live by deception and fraud.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Artifice; fraud; contrivance to amuse or annoy; habit; cards taken at one turn.
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To deceive; cheat; decorate.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Dutch, French] Artifice or stratagem; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent implied; –a sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; –mischievous or annoying behaviour; –a particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; –the whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players; –the cards falling to the winner at one round; –among seamen, the time which each steersman works in turn at the helm.
