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trick in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    antic  joke  prank  trick  caper  put-on 
  2. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
    magic trick  conjuring trick  trick  magic  legerdemain  conjuration  thaumaturgy  illusion  deception 
  3. a cunning or deceitful action or device
    "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
    trick  fast one 
  4. a prostitute's customer
    whoremaster  whoremonger  john  trick 
  5. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
    trick 
  6. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
    "that offer was a dirty trick"
    trick 
  7. a period of work or duty
    trick 
verb
  1. deceive somebody
    "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
    flim-flam  play a joke on  play tricks  trick  fob  fox  pull a fast one on  play a trick on 
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