"turn a trick" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-turn a trick.ogg [Australia] Forms: turns a trick [present, singular, third-person], turning a trick [participle, present], turned a trick [participle, past], turned a trick [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn a trick (third-person singular simple present turns a trick, present participle turning a trick, simple past and past participle turned a trick)
  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic, of a prostitute) To perform a sexual service for a customer. Tags: US, idiomatic Categories (topical): Prostitution Synonyms: sell one's body, turn tricks, prostitute oneself Derived forms: trick turner

Inflected forms

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