Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "trick" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

fair or treat play play fair treat

Capable Of

fool person

Derived Terms

Barton-Nackman trick Davenport trick Gordie Howe hat trick Indian rope trick Rosser's trick Scott's trick bag of tricks bed trick brain trick card trick con trick confidence trick conjuring trick dirty trick vase do the trick dog trick dog's trick every trick in the book hat-trick hidden-ball trick how's tricks? know every trick in the book mango trick miss a trick one trick pony one weird trick one-trick one-trick pony one-trick-ponyism parlor trick parlour trick politricks rope trick serve someone a trick the oldest trick in the book three-card trick trick cyclist trick mode trick of the light trick of the trade trick off trick or treat trick out trick play trick point trick question trick shot trick turner trick up trick up one's sleeve trick wig trick-or-treat trick-or-treater trick-or-treating tricker trickery trickiness trickish trickless tricknology tricksical tricksome trickster tricksy tricky tricky turn a trick turn the trick turn tricks vanishing trick

Distinct From

magic

Etymologically Related To

track treachery trig trigger

Context

card game card games generally used with turn heraldry nautical slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

client cozen customer deceive delude device dishonesty diversion duty period gimmick knavery lead on performance play recreation shift turn twist work shift

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Jedi mind trick cheap trick dirty trick hat trick magic trick parlor trick parlour trick party trick

Type Of (IsA)

device dishonesty shift turn

Manner Of

deceive

Related Terms

act action adorn bad bad joke blazon braid card card game card hand card magic cards cheat cheating cheating somebody children clever con conjuring conning conning somebody cool customer deceit deceive deceiving deception decorate difficult does dress during during halloween effect entertaining entertainment expertise false feat fool fool someone fooling fooling people fooling somebody fooling someone gag game gesture goof goof on habit halloween halloween item halloween prank halloween saying halloween statement hand hat helm illusion item job joke joke prank knot lie like like magic magic magic act magic action magic effect magic feat magic gesture magic illusion magic item magic performance magic secret magic show magic shows magic stunt magic thing magic trick magical magical performance magician magician act magician does magician feat magician show magicians magicians expertise magicians job magicians piece magicians ruse magicians work manner mean mean joke mislead misleading misleading action move of magician on halloween or cards or treat party peculiarity people performance piece plait playful playful gag plaything ploy practical practical joke prank prostitute prostitutes prostitution quote rabbit rabbit hat ruse saying secret secret move shift show shows sleight slight slight hand sneaky somebody someone special special move spell statement sting stunt stylish swindle toy trait treat trifle with cards work

Synonym Network

antic artifice con illusion john magic trick mod shift whoremaster

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