trick
verb/trɪk/
/trɪk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they trick | /trɪk/ /trɪk/ |
| he / she / it tricks | /trɪks/ /trɪks/ |
| past simple tricked | /trɪkt/ /trɪkt/ |
| past participle tricked | /trɪkt/ /trɪkt/ |
| -ing form tricking | /ˈtrɪkɪŋ/ /ˈtrɪkɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody believe something which is not true, especially in order to cheat them
- trick somebody I'd been tricked and I felt stupid.
- trick your way + adv./prep. He managed to trick his way past the security guards.
Synonyms cheatcheatfool ▪ deceive ▪ betray ▪ take in ▪ trick ▪ conThese words all mean to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially in order to get what you want.cheat to make somebody believe something that is not true, in order to get money or something else from them:Topics Personal qualitiesb1- She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman.
- He cheated his way into the job.
- Just don’t be fooled into investing any money with them.
- She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
- She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.
- I was taken in by her story.
- They had been conned out of £100 000.
- Many of these words involve making somebody believe something that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People may feel cheated/betrayed by somebody in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If somebody takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If somebody cheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get something from you and make you feel stupid. However, somebody might fool you just as a joke; and to trick somebody is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.
- to cheat/fool/trick/con somebody out of something
- to cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con somebody into doing something
- to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/conned
- to fool/deceive yourself
- to cheat/trick/con your way into something
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier ‘deceive’, of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th cent.
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