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Definition of trick adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

trick

adjective

NAmE//trɪk//

[only before noun]

1intended to trick someone It was a trick question (= one to which the answer seems easy but actually is not). It's all done using trick photography (= photography that uses clever techniques to show things that do not actually exist or are impossible).

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2(of part of the body) weak and not working well a trick knee

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trick noun
trick verb
trick out phrasal verb
trick out of phrasal verb
trick into doing phrasal verb
hat trick noun
dirty trick noun
one-trick pony noun
trick or treat noun
three-card trick noun
do the trick
every trick in the book
he, she, etc. doesn't miss a trick
have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve

Phrasal verbs

trick out phrasal verb
trick out of phrasal verb
trick into doing phrasal verb

Idioms

do the trick
every trick in the book
he, she, etc. doesn't miss a trick
have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve

Nearby words

trick noun
trick verb
trick adjective
trickery noun
trick into doing phrasal verb