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Trick (?), n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan. trække, and OFries. trekka. Cf. Track, Trachery, Trig, a., Trigger.] 1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.
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He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick. South.
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I know a trick worth two of that. Shak.
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2. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
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3. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys. Prior.
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4. A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.
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The trick of that voice I do well remember. Shak.
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He hath a trick of Cœur de Lion's face. Shak.
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5. A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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6. (Card Playing) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.
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On one nice trick depends the general fate. Pope.
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7. (Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours.
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8. A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.] Shak.
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Syn. -- Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight; deception; imposture; delusion; imposition.
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Trick (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tricked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tricking.] 1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.
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2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out. “ Trick her off in air.” Pope.
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People lavish it profusely in tricking up their children in fine clothes, and yet starve their minds. Locke.
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They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the public eye as his diary would have been. Macaulay.
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3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
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They forget that they are in the statutes: . . . there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees. B. Jonson.
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