"tricks" in the noun sense
1. trick, fast one
a cunning or deceitful action or device
"he played a trick on me"
"he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
2. trick
a period of work or duty
3. trick
an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
"that offer was a dirty trick"
4. antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
5. magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
an illusory feat considered magical by naive observers
6. whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick
a prostitute's customer
7. trick
card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players the high card is the winner
"tricks" in the verb sense
1. flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
deceive somebody
"We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
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