trick (A2)
noun, verb
Pronunciation: /trɪk/
Definition
A clever action or plan to deceive someone, or a special skill.
Examples
He played a trick on his friend by hiding his keys.
Learning to ride a bike was a difficult trick.
The magician's best trick was making the rabbit disappear.
How to Use trick
- trick someone into doing something (prepositional phrase)
- To deceive someone so they do something. — "She tricked him into believing the story."
- trick of the light (collocation)
- An effect caused by light that makes you see something incorrectly. — "It was just a trick of the light; there was no ghost."
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