trick
1. a cunning or deceitful action or device (Freq. 2)
- he played a trick on me
- he pulled a fast one and got away with it
• Syn:
fast one
• Derivationally related forms:
tricksy, tricky, trickster
• Hypernyms:
device, gimmick, twist
• Hyponyms:
shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick
2. a period of work or duty (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
shift, work shift, duty period
3. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent (Freq. 1)
- that offer was a dirty trick
• Derivationally related forms:
trickster
• Hypernyms:
dishonesty, knavery
4. an illusory feat;
considered magical by naive observers (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
magic trick, conjuring trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration,
thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
• Derivationally related forms:
illusionist (for: illusion), magical (for: magic), magician (for: magic)
• Hypernyms:
performance
• Hyponyms:
card trick, prestidigitation, sleight of hand
5. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
antic, joke, prank, caper, put-on
• Derivationally related forms:
trickster, prankster (for: prank), jokester (for: joke), antic (for: antic)
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
• Hyponyms:
dirty trick, practical joke
6. a prostitute's customer
• Syn:
whoremaster, whoremonger, john
• Hypernyms:
customer, client
7. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players;
the high card is the winner
• Topics:
card game, cards
• Hypernyms:
turn, play
deceive somebody (Freq. 1)
- We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
• Syn:
flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, fob, fox,
pull a fast one on, play a trick on
• Derivationally related forms:
fox (for: fox), tricker, trickery, flimflam (for: flim-flam)
• Hypernyms:
deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
• Hyponyms:
snooker
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
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