trick

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun
sth to deceive sb
1 something that you do to deceive sb or to annoy sb as a joke: They had to think of a trick to get past the guards. + The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher. + It was a trick question (= one to which the answer seems easy but actually is not).
See also - CONFIDENCE TRICK, DIRTY TRICK
sth confusing
2 something that confuses you so that you see, understand, remember, etc. things in the wrong way: One of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to play tricks on you. + Was there somebody standing there or was it a trick of the light? + It's all done using trick photography (= photography that uses clever techniques to show things that do not actually exist or are impossible).
entertainment
3 a clever action that sb/sth performs as a way of entertaining people: He amused the kids with conjuring tricks. + a card trick
See also - HAT-TRICK
good method
4 [usually sing.] a way of doing sth that works well; a good method: The trick is to pick the animal up by the back of its neck. + He used the old trick of attacking in order to defend himself.
in card games
5 the cards that you play or win in a single part of a card game: I made / won six tricks in a row.
Idioms: a bag / box of tricks (informal) a set of methods or equipment that sb can use: Hotel managers are using a whole new bag of tricks to attract their guests.
be up to your (old) tricks (informal, disapproving) to be behaving in the same dishonest way as before: He had soon spent all the money and was up to his old tricks.
do the trick (informal) to succeed in solving a problem or achieving a particular result: I don't know what it was that did the trick, but I am definitely feeling much better.
every trick in the book every available method, whether it is honest or not: He'll try every trick in the book to stop you from winning.
have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve to have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary
trick or treat said by children who visit people's houses at Halloween and threaten to play tricks on people who do not give them sweets/candy
the tricks of the trade the clever ways of doing things, known and used by people who do a particular job or activity
turn a trick (AmE, slang) to have sex with sb for money
more at MISS v., TEACH
+ verb [VN] to deceive sb: I'd been tricked and I felt stupid. + He managed to trick his way past the security guards.
Phrasal Verbs: trick sb into sth / into doing sth to make sb do sth by means of a trick: He tricked me into lending him £100.
trick sb out of sth to get sth from sb by means of a trick: She was tricked out of her life savings.
trick sb/sth<->out (in / with sth) (literary) to dress or decorate sb/sth in a way that attracts attention

Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 ruse, artifice, device, stratagem, wile, deception, manoeuvre, deceit, fraud, hoax, imposture, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, subterfuge, dodge, confidence trick, sham, Slang con:

The government's 'dirty tricks squad' perpetrated crimes against their political adversaries.

2 prank, frolic, antic, (practical) joke, hoax, tomfoolery, antic, caper, jape; sport, horseplay, mischief; Scots cantrip, Colloq leg-pull, gag, shenanigans, US dido:

The boys meant no harm, they're just up to their tricks.

3 art, knack, technique, skill, secret, gift, ability, Colloq hang:

He has developed the trick of persuading people to buy life insurance.

4 Usually, no mean trick. feat, accomplishment, deed:

It was no mean trick to train a cat to fetch his slippers.

5 sleight of hand, legerdemain, magic, stunt:

I have taught him all the tricks I know.

6 trait, characteristic, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, quirk, practice, habit, mannerism, crotchet, weakness, foible:

He has an odd trick of winking while giving a sly smile.

7 do the trick. work, answer, fulfil the need, suffice, be effective, solve or take care of the problem, do or accomplish the necessary, US turn the trick, Colloq fill the bill:

Replacing the battery cable did the trick.

v.

8 fool, hoodwink, dupe, mislead, outwit, outmanoeuvre, deceive, misguide, misinform, gull, bilk, cheat, defraud, cozen, take in, swindle, humbug, Colloq bamboozle, take, put something over on (someone), pull the wool over (someone's) eyes, Brit gammon, Slang rook:

I knew I had been tricked when I missed my wallet. For years the couple made a living tricking tourists out of their money. She tricked me into taking her to dinner.

adj.

9 See tricky, 3, below.

trickery

n.

chicanery, deception, deceit, guile, shrewdness, craftiness, slyness, shiftiness, evasiveness, artfulness, artifice, craft, imposture, swindling, knavery, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, cheating, Colloq hanky-panky, skulduggery, funny or monkey business, jiggery-pokery:

He separated her from her money by trickery.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ deception

ADJ.

cheap, dirty, knavish, mean, nasty, rotten

The party chairman accused the opposition of dirty tricks in their election campaign.

| stupid | funny | little | con/confidence

VERB + TRICK

play, pull, try, use, work

We decided to play a little trick on the teacher.

| fall for

She won't fall for such a stupid trick.

| learn

He's learnt a trick or two in his time working in the tax office.

TRICK + VERB

work

TRICK + NOUN

question

PHRASES

a trick of the light

A trick of the light made it look like she had a moustache.

² best way of doing sth

ADJ.

special | useful

PREP.

~ of

the trick of getting out red wine stains

| ~ to

There's no trick to it?you just need lots of practice.

PHRASES

the trick is to …

The trick is to keep your body still and your arms relaxed.

| the tricks of the trade

³ skilled act

ADJ.

clever, difficult | card, conjuring, disappearing, magic | party

VERB + TRICK

do, perform | learn | teach

TRICK + VERB

work

TRICK + NOUN

photography | ending

Concise English dictionary

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tricks|tricked|trickingtrɪk
noun
+a cunning or deceitful action or device
+a period of work or duty
+an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
+a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
+an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
+a prostitute's customer
+(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
verb
+deceive somebody

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