"trick" meaning in English

See trick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /trɪk/ Audio: en-us-trick.ogg [US] Forms: trick [singular], tricks [plural]
enPR: trĭk Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something you do to fool (trick) someone.
    Sense id: simple-trick-en-noun-07UgY9HT
  2. Something special you can do.
    Sense id: simple-trick-en-noun-vtn6c824
  3. Something clever you do that might solve a problem.
    Sense id: simple-trick-en-noun-~Bu~H8qx

Verb

IPA: /trɪk/ Audio: en-us-trick.ogg [US] Forms: trick [canonical], tricks [third-person, singular], tricked [past], tricked [past, participle], tricking [present, participle]
enPR: trĭk Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To make someone think something that is not true. Synonyms: fool, deceive, con, scam
    Sense id: simple-trick-en-verb-GoGSisd2
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