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• trick — n 1 Trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, gambit, ploy, artifice, wile, feint are comparable when they mean an act or an expedient whereby one seeks to gain one s ends by indirection and ingenuity and often by cunning. Trick implies cheating or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• trick|y — «TRIHK ee», adjective, trick|i|er, trick|i|est. 1. full of tricks; characterized by trickery; deceiving; cheating: »A fox is trickier than a sheep …   Useful english dictionary

• trick — /trɪk / (say trik) noun 1. a crafty or fraudulent device, expedient, or proceeding; an artifice, stratagem, ruse, or wile. 2. a deceptive or illusory appearance; mere semblance. 3. a roguish or mischievous performance; prank: to play a trick on… …  

• trick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trikke, from Anglo French *trik, from trikier to deceive, cheat, from Vulgar Latin *triccare, alteration of Latin tricari to behave evasively, shuffle, from tricae complications, trifles Date: 15th century 1. a.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Trick or Treat (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Trick or Treat caption = Trick or Treat Logo show name 2 = genre = creator = director = Ben Caron creative director = developer = presenter = Derren Brown theme music composer = opentheme = endtheme = composer =… …   Wikipedia

• deceptive — UK [dɪˈseptɪv] / US adjective 1) something that is deceptive seems very different from the way it really is appearances can be deceptive: The hotel looked nice but appearances can be deceptive. 2) trying to trick someone by telling them something …   English dictionary

• deceptive — [dɪˈseptɪv] adj 1) if something is deceptive, it seems very different from the way it really is a deceptive calmness in his voice[/ex] 2) if someone is being deceptive, they trick other people by telling them something that is not true deceptive… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• deceptive — de|cep|tive [ dı septıv ] adjective 1. ) something that is deceptive seems very different from the way it really is: a deceptive calmness in his voice 2. ) trying to trick someone by telling them something that is not true: new laws against… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trick — trɪk n. prank, mischievous or deceptive act; clever feat or device; ability to do something well; stint; one round in a card game, all the cards played by the participants in one round of a card game; sexual act performed by a prostitute (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Confidence trick — Con games redirects here. For the film, see Con Games (film). Scam redirects here. For other uses, see Scam (disambiguation). For the short story by John Wyndham, see Jizzle. A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by… …   Wikipedia

• hat trick — hat′ trick n. 1) spo the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches in a game of cricket 2) spo three goals or points scored by one player, as in a game of ice hockey or soccer 3) cvb a clever or adroitly deceptive… …   From formal English to slang