trick
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2.6
- noun
- /trɪk/
- He showed me a clever trick to remember people's names after meeting them.
- tricks of the trade
- a bag of tricks
- use a trick
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Watch on YouTubeI don't know what trick I ought to try.
- I don't know what trick I ought to try.
- That is a useful computational trick, and it's more than that.
- His single biggest mindset trick is the cookie jar.
- He got Privy to some of your tricks, some of your trade craft.
- Did you find any new tricks to try out the little?
- So those are a couple of tricks that he used.
- You and I learn new tricks from watching someone else do it.
- So the question is, what would this trick look like in reverse?
Examples
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That would be a neat trick.
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How can we communicate these tricks of our trade to each other?
Academic text (1992) -
OK, so the trick is to do this.
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But the trick is to keep the party casual.
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Well, what's the trick, then?
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So instead, the clever trick is gonna be as follows.
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Of course, we do rely on several tricks that I will discuss throughout this article.
Academic text (2012) -
Students can learn a few tricks from them by way of catching people's attention.
Academic text (2013) -
A student knows every trick in the manual for producing an acceptable term paper using Microsoft Word.
Academic text (2013) -
Sometimes, Jake is thinking, the trick in life is figuring out when there's no point in trying.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
135
4.1
A trick that makes people believe something false
78
4.9
A clever trick used to gain an advantage in talk or negotiation
60
7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
39
4.9
A clever plan used to get a result, often to trick people
32
4.0
A clever quick way to solve a problem
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
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9.3
A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money
12
4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
10
8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
7
8.5
A clever plan to trick someone and gain an advantage
2
5.4
An action that hurts or deceives someone on purpose
2
9.9
A skill of quick hand tricks to fool people, like a magician
2
4.3
A trick that makes something look like real magic
2
9.5
A dishonest trick someone uses to get an advantage
2
5.0
A clever way to trick someone to get what you want
1
4.9
A smart, simple trick that solves a problem quickly
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6.3
A clever but dishonest plan to gain an advantage
1
8.9
A clever or dishonest way to get something
1
9.9
Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage
Idioms
- Informal
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4.6
All possible methods someone uses to get something, often using clever or dishonest actions
Compounds
- Baby Talk
107
2.5
An activity where children go from house to house asking for sweets on Halloween
- Informal
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8.7
A clever, hidden way to persuade someone by making them think or feel differently
How Clever
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trick is often a clever 'move' or method to achieve something, like a handy tip to make a task easier. So a useful trick for remembering names is a simple, clever way to solve the problem.