trick

noun · verb · adjectiveA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

tricks

1.
Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.
He played a trick on his sister as April Fool's Day.
2.
A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag.
3.
An entertaining difficult physical action.
That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?
4.
An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
tricks of the trade; what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?
5.
Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
the tricks of boys
They played a crude trick on the teacher.
6.
(dated)A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning
7.
A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
8.
(card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts.
9.
(Canada, US, slang)A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.
turn a trick
turn tricks
10.
(slang)A customer or client of a prostitute.
As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."
Đồng nghĩa: john, all-nighter, curb crawler, fare, gonk, jane, Jane, jockey, john, kerb crawler, monger, muttonmonger, punter, score, short-timer, steamer, trick, wapping cove, whoremaster, whoremonger
11.
(slang, vulgar)A term of abuse.
12.
(Pennsylvania, Western)(Western Pennsylvania) A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
Woodside Junction—On 8 hour basis, first trick $60, second trick $60, third trick $50.
13.
(nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
14.
(obsolete)A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
15.
(heraldry) A representation of arms that is drawn as an outline with labels to indicate colors.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

tricks

V_ing/Gerund

tricking

V_ed/pp

tricked

1.
(transitive)To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced.
I was once tricked into believing I had left my phone in the locker.
2.
(heraldry) To draw (as contrasted with to blazon, which is to describe in words).
3.
To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.
4.
To engage in prostitution or casual sex.
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure […] and suddenly it was Maryellin, he & I in the bed. The guy was tall, lean & hard. Absolutely lovely body. For me, it was like my old tricking days.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

tricker

Superlative

trickest

1.
Involving trickery or deception.
trick photography
2.
Able to perform tricks.
A trick pony
3.
Defective or unreliable.
a trick knee
4.
(US, slang)(chiefly US, slang) Stylish or cool.
Wow, your new sportscar is so trick.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English trikke, from trique (related to trichier; > modern tricher), itself possibly from trechen (to launch a shot at, play a trick on), or one of its derivatives (e.g. ūftrechen (to do something to someone, hurt someone), vertrechen (to conceal, get over on someone), zuotrechen (to obtain falsely or deceitfully, wangle, finagle), etc.);