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- [trik]
- /trɪk/
- /trɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trik]
- /trɪk/
Definitions of trick word
- noun trick a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile. 1
- noun trick an optical illusion: It must have been some visual trick caused by the flickering candlelight. 1
- noun trick a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank: She likes to play tricks on her friends. 1
- noun trick a mean, foolish, or childish action. 1
- noun trick a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique: the tricks of the trade. 1
- noun trick the art or knack of doing something skillfully: You seem to have mastered the trick of making others laugh. 1
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Origin of trick
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English trik (noun) < Old North French trique deceit, derivative of trikier to deceive < Vulgar Latin *triccāre, for Latin trīcārī to play tricks
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Parts of speech for Trick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trick
noun trick
- ambush — If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
- ambushment — an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
- antic — an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
- bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
verb trick
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- befog — to surround with fog
- beg the question — If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
adjective trick
- loaded — bearing or having a load; full: a loaded bus.
Antonyms for trick
verb trick
noun trick
- facing — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
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