| NOUN | act | trick, fast one | a cunning or deceitful action or device |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | trick | a period of work or duty | |
| act | trick | an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent | |
| act | trick, antic, joke, prank, caper, put-on | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | |
| act | trick, magic trick, conjuring trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception | an illusory feat | |
| person | trick, whoremaster, whoremonger, john | a prostitute's customer | |
| act | trick | (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players | |
| VERB | social | trick, flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on | deceive somebody |
| Sounds | trih'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | A cunning or deceitful action or device. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he played a trick on me" | |
| Synonym | fast one | |
| Narrower | shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick | (Yiddish) a devious trick |
| Broader | device, gimmick, twist | Any clever maneuver |
| Spanish | astucia, engaño, zancadilla | |
| Catalan | ardit, argúcia, engany, enredada, ensarronada, estratagema, farsa | |
| Adjectives | tricksy, tricky | marked by skill in deception |
| Nouns | trickster | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
| Verbs | trick | deceive somebody |
| Meaning | A period of work or duty. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | shift, work shift, duty period | The time period during which you are at work |
| Meaning | An attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "that offer was a dirty trick" | |
| Broader | dishonesty, knavery | lack of honesty |
| Spanish | engaño | |
| Catalan | engany | |
| Nouns | trickster | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
| Meaning | A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | antic, joke, prank, caper, put-on | |
| Narrower | dirty trick | An unkind or aggressive trick |
| practical joke | A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) | |
| Broader | diversion, recreation | An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
| Spanish | broma, burla, chiste, vacilada | |
| Catalan | antic, befa, broma, burla | |
| Nouns | trickster | someone who plays practical jokes on others |
| Meaning | An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | magic trick, conjuring trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception | |
| Narrower | card trick | A trick performed with playing cards |
| prestidigitation, sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks | |
| Broader | performance | The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment |
| Spanish | ilusión, magia, prestidigitación, trampantojo, truco de magia, truco | |
| Catalan | il·lusió, màgia, truc de màgia, truc | |
| Meaning | A prostitute's customer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | whoremaster, whoremonger, john | |
| Broader | customer, client | someone who pays for goods or services |
| Spanish | putañero, putero | |
| Catalan | bagasser | |
| Meaning | (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Broader | turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession / succession |
| Spanish | truco | |
| Meaning | deceive somebody. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Example | "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" | |
| Synonyms | flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on | |
| Narrower | snooker | fool or dupe |
| Broader | deceive, lead on, delude, cozen | Be false to |
| Spanish | chasquear, dar un chasco, embaucar, engañar, engatusar, hacer bromas, jugar una broma | |
| Catalan | burlar, enganyar, entabanar, estafar | |
| Nouns | trick | a cunning or deceitful action or device |
| tricker | someone who plays practical jokes on others | |
| trickery | the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | |
| trickery | verbal / verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way | |
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