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trick

Dictionary definition · trick

noun

  1. a cunning or deceitful action or device"he played a trick on me"
  2. a period of work or duty
  3. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent"that offer was a dirty trick"
  4. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
  5. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
  6. a prostitute's customer
  7. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

verb

  1. deceive somebody"We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).