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trick
noun
- An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, wile.
Informal: shenanigan, take-in. See
honest, means
- A mischievous act: antic, caper, frolic, joke, lark, prank
1.
Informal: shenanigan.
Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural). See
good, work
- The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: feel, knack.
Informal: hang. See
ability
- A clever, dexterous act: feat, stunt. See
ability, excite, good
- A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity: bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell
3, stint, stretch, time, tour, turn, watch. See
time
verb
- To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in.
Informal: bamboozle, have.
Slang: four-flush.
Idioms:
lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See
honest
phrasal verb
trick out
or
up
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Informal. To dress in formal or special clothing: array, attire, deck
2 (out), dress up, prank
2.
Slang: doll up. See
order, plain, put on
adjective
- So weak or defective as to be liable to fail: undependable, unreliable. See
strong
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