trick

ˈtɹɪk

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#1·6h ago

Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.

It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.

Origin: From , from (related to ; > modern ), itself possibly from , or one of its derivatives (e.g. , vertrechen, zuotrechen, etc.); yet the Old French verb is equally likely to be derived from , from , from . The term has been connected to , trec, from , to pull, place, put, move, from , to move, drag, from , to drag, scrape, pull, from . If they are related, trick would be cognate with , , trechen, , and , and other Romance languages. Compare track, treachery, trig, and trigger. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.

He played a trick on his sister as April Fool's Day.

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#3·6h ago

An entertaining difficult physical action.

And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag.

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