magic trick
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈmædʒɪk trɪk/
- In my free time, I like to do magic tricks with cards.
- perform magic tricks
- watch a magic trick
- learn magic tricks
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Watch on YouTubeMaybe you can use this as like a magic trick or prank to trick your friends.
- Maybe you can use this as like a magic trick or prank to trick your friends.
- What is the most amazing magic trick you've ever seen?
- You know, some people good at playing cards, some people are good at magic tricks.
- He shows the the magic trick, let's call the performance on video.
- OK, magic trick, obviously got to pull something out of the bad.
Examples
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Who doesn't love a good magic trick?
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Misdirection is at the heart of all great magic tricks.
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What is your favorite magic trick to watch?
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- Would you like to see a magic trick?
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- Want to see a magic trick?
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Let me show you a magic trick.
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I like his magic tricks, the one with food, of course.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'd like to treat you ladies to a magic trick.
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I will show you the greatest magic trick you've ever seen.
Fiction book (1998) -
Last night, the magician amazed the audience with an incredible magic trick that made a rabbit disappear.
Synonyms
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A clever act that looks like magic and entertains people
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A magic trick that makes something look impossible
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A trick that uses playing cards to entertain people
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8.1
Words or actions that trick people by seeming magical
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A performance using quick, skilled hand movements to do magic tricks
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A simple magic trick to amuse people at a small party
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A skill of quick hand tricks to fool people, like a magician
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A magic trick that seems to break natural rules to surprise and amuse people
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A trick that looks like real magic and amazes people
A clever trick or skill that seems like magic
A performance of throwing and catching balls to entertain people
Antonyms
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'magic' (supernatural art or illusion) combined with 'trick' (an acted feat creating an illusion) directly yields the meaning 'an act using illusion to entertain,' which a B1 learner who knows both words can infer. This noun + noun collocation follows common productivity patterns found across languages, so the sense is immediately predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
The noun magic trick comes from the words magic and trick: a trick is a secret move that makes something look impossible, as if by magic. So a magic trick is an act where a performer uses secret moves to 'make people believe something impossible' and to amaze the audience.