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Webster 1913 Edition

Trick

Trick

,
Noun.
[D.
trek
a pull, or drawing, a trick,
trekken
to draw; akin to LG.
trekken
, MHG.
trecken
,
trechen
, Dan.
trække
, and OFries.
trekka
. Cf.
Track
,
Trachery
,
Trig
,
Adj.
,
Trigger
.]
1.
An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent;
as, a
trick
in trade
.
He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a
trick
.
South.
I know a trick worth two of that.
Shakespeare
2.
A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse;
as, a bear’s
tricks
; a juggler's
tricks
.
3.
Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank;
as, the
tricks
of boys
.
Prior.
4.
A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait;
as, a
trick
of drumming with the fingers; a
trick
of frowning
.
The
trick
of that voice I do well remember.
Shakespeare
He hath a
trick
of Cœur de Lion's face.
Shakespeare
5.
A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
6.
(Card Playing)
The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.
On one nice
trick
depends the general fate.
Pope.
7.
(Naut.)
A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, – usually two hours.
8.
A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Syn. – Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight; deception; imposture; delusion; imposition.

Trick

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tricked
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tricking
.]
1.
To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat;
as, to
trick
another in the sale of a horse
.
2.
To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; – often followed by up, off, or out.
“ Trick her off in air.”
Pope.
People lavish it profusely in
tricking
up their children in fine clothes, and yet starve their minds.
Locke.
They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of the poet; as little
tricked
out for the public eye as his diary would have been.
Macaulay.
3.
To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
They forget that they are in the statutes: . . . there they are
tricked
, they and their pedigrees.
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Trick

TRICK

,
Noun.
[L. tricor, to play tricks, to trifle, to baffle. We see the same root in the Low L. intrico, to fold, and in intrigue. Trick is from drawing, that is, a drawing aside, or a folding, interweaving, implication.]
1.
An artifice or stratagem for the purpose of deception; a fraudful contrivance for an evil purpose, or an underhand scheme to impose upon the world; a cheat or cheating. We hear of tricks in bargains, and tricks of state.
He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick.
2.
A dexterous artifice.
On one nice trick depends the gen'ral fate.
3.
Vicious practice; as the tricks of youth.
4.
The sly artifice or legerdemain of a juggler; as the tricks of a merry Andrew.
5.
A collection of cards laid together.
6.
An unexpected event.
Some trick not worth an egg. [Unusual.]
7.
A particular habit or manner; as, he has a trick of drumming with his fingers, or a trick of frowning. [This word is in common use in America, and by no means vulgar.]

TRICK

,
Verb.
T.
To deceive; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.

TRICK

,
Verb.
T.
To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically.
Trick her off in air.
It is often followed by up, off, or out.
People are lavish in tricking up their children in fine clothes, yet starve their minds.

TRICK

,
Verb.
I.
To live by deception and fraud.

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