Definition of: trick

(trik) noun
1. A device for getting an advantage by deception; a petty artifice.
2. A malicious, injurious, or annoying act: a dirty trick.
3. A practical joke; prank: the tricks of schoolboys.
4. A particular habit or manner; characteristic; trait; also, a vicious habit.
5. A peculiar skill or knack.
6. An act of legerdemain; a feat of jugglery: conjurer's tricks.
7. In card games, the whole number of cards played in one round.
8. The turn of one sailor at the helm; a turn or spell of duty; a railroad or factory shift.
9. Colloq. A toy; trifle; plaything; a child. See synonyms under ARTIFICE, FRAUD.
—to do (or turn) the trick Slang To produce the desired result.
—v.t.
1. To deceive or cheat; delude.
2. To dress or array; adorn: with up or out.
—v.i.
3. To practice trickery or deception. See synonyms under DECEIVE. [<AF trique, OF triche deceit <trichier cheat, prob. ult. <L tricare, tricari trifle, play tricks <tricae trifles, tricks]
—trick′er noun
—trick′less adjective