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      trick
      noun
      Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
      A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
      Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
      An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
      (slang) A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.
      (slang) A customer or client of a prostitute.
      An entertaining difficult physical action.
      A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
      (card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
      (Western Pennsylvania) A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
      (nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
      (heraldry) A representation of arms that is drawn as an outline with labels to indicate colors.
      (slang, vulgar) A term of abuse.
      (dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
      (obsolete) A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
      verb
      (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
      To engage in prostitution or casual sex.
      (heraldry) To draw (as contrasted with to blazon, which is to describe in words).
      To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.
      adjective
      Involving trickery or deception.
      Able to perform tricks.
      Defective or unreliable.
      (chiefly US, slang) Stylish or cool.
      Roots
      trikiertrick- · Old French · to deceive, cheat
      Synonyms for trick
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      Words related to trick
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      Where does trick come from?

      The word trick breaks down into one root of Old French origin: the root trick, from Old French trikier (“to deceive, cheat”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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