"serve someone a trick" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: serves someone a trick [present, singular, third-person], serving someone a trick [participle, present], served someone a trick [participle, past], served someone a trick [past]
Etymology: See serve (“to treat someone in a given manner”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|serve||to treat someone in a given manner}} serve (“to treat someone in a given manner”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} serve someone a trick (third-person singular simple present serves someone a trick, present participle serving someone a trick, simple past and past participle served someone a trick)
  1. To play a trick on someone.
    Sense id: en-serve_someone_a_trick-en-verb-wesaxOuK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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