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trick

(tr/I/k )

a cunning or deceitful action or device(noun.act)

Example:
He played a trick on me.

Synonym:
fast one

source: wordnet30
a period of work or duty(noun.time)

source: wordnet30
an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent(noun.act)

Example:
That offer was a dirty trick.

source: wordnet30
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement(noun.act)

Synonym:
antic, caper, joke, prank, put-on

source: wordnet30
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers(noun.act)

Synonym:
conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy

source: wordnet30
a prostitute's customer(noun.person)

Synonym:
john, whoremaster, whoremonger

source: wordnet30
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.(noun)

source: webster1913

deceive somebody(verb.social)

Example:
We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week.

Synonym:
flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on

source: wordnet30
To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.(verb)

source: webster1913

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