1something that deceives somebody something you do in order to deceive someone:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]Pretending he doesn't remember is an old trick of his.
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]He didn't really lose his wallet - that's just a trick.
2joke something you do to surprise someone and to make other people laugh:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]I'm getting tired of your silly tricks.
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]The girls were
playing tricks on their teacher.
3something that makes things appear different something that makes things appear to be different from the way they really are:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]After walking for hours in the hot sun, his mind began
playing tricks onhim.
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]At first he thought someone was coming towards him, but it was just
a trick of the light.
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a dirty/rotten/mean trick an unkind or unfair thing to do:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]He didn't turn up? What a dirty trick!
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do the trick spoken if something does the trick, it solves a problem or provides what is needed to get a good result:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]A bit more flour should do the trick.
6magic a skilful set of actions that seem like magic, done to entertain people:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]My uncle was always showing me
card tricks when I was a kid.
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]a
magic trick7clever method a way of doing something that works very well but may not be easy to notice:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]The trick is to bend your knees as you catch the ball.
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]a salesman who knew all
the tricks of the trade (=clever methods used in a particular job)
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teach/show somebody a trick or two informal used to say that someone knows more than someone else or can do something better than them:
[IMG]ldoceonline.com/images/665/entry/pronsentencea.gif[/IMG]Experienced teachers can show new teachers a trick or two.