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trick

IPA(Pronunciation)

/tɹɪk/

Noun

dated slang vulgar

Something designed to fool or swindle. / A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick. / An entertaining difficult physical action.

Japanese Meaning

騙すための策略や仕掛け / 魔術師などによる手品や演技の一部 / 見事な体育的技や芸当

What is this buttons?

The con artist used a clever trick to steal their money.

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その詐欺師は巧妙な手口を使って彼らから金をだまし取った。

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Sense（1）

Something designed to fool or swindle.

It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.

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Sense（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.

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Sense（3）

An entertaining difficult physical action.

That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?

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Sense（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?

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Sense（5）

Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.

the tricks of boys

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Sense（6）

(dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.

a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning

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Sense（7）

A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

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Sense（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.

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Sense（9）

(slang) A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.

turn a trick

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Sense（10）

(slang) A customer or client of a prostitute.

As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."

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Sense（11）

(slang, vulgar) A term of abuse.

Sense（12）

A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.

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Sense（13）

(nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,

To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;

And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

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Sense（14）

A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

the tricks and toyes that in them lurke,

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