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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Trick \Trick\, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan. tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. {Track}, {Trachery}, {Trig}, a., {Trigger}.] 1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. [1913 Webster] He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick. --South. [1913 Webster] I know a trick worth two of that. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks. [1913 Webster] 3. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 4. A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning. [1913 Webster] The trick of that voice I do well remember. --Shak. [1913 Webster] He hath a trick of C[oe]ur de Lion's face. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 6. (Card Playing) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players. [1913 Webster] On one nice trick depends the general fate. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 7. (Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours. [1913 Webster] 8. A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight; deception; imposture; delusion; imposition. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Trick \Trick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tricking}.] 1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out. " Trick her off in air." --Pope. [1913 Webster] People lavish it profusely in tricking up their children in fine clothes, and yet starve their minds. --Locke. [1913 Webster] They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the public eye as his diary would have been. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry. [1913 Webster] They forget that they are in the statutes: . . . there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: trick n 1: a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" [syn: {trick}, {fast one}] 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 [syn: {antic}, {joke}, {prank}, {trick}, {caper}, {put-on}] 5: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain}, {conjuration}, {thaumaturgy}, {illusion}, {deception}] 6: a prostitute's customer [syn: {whoremaster}, {whoremonger}, {john}, {trick}] 7: (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {flim-flam}, {play a joke on}, {play tricks}, {trick}, {fob}, {fox}, {pull a fast one on}, {play a trick on}] From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: trick /trik/ wrinkle