trick
n 1: a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick
on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
[syn: {fast one}]
2: a period of work or duty
3: an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent;
"that offer was a dirty trick"
4: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
[syn: {antic}, {joke}, {prank}, {caper}]
5: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
[syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {magic}, {legerdemain},
{illusion}, {deception}]
v : pull a fast one, play a trick on somebody; "We tricked the
teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next
week" [syn: {fob}, {fox}]