noun

1. Something designed to fool or swindle.

   “It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.”

2. A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.

   “And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag.”

3. An entertaining difficult physical action.

   “That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?”

Synonyms: john, shift, illusion, magic trick, sleight of hand, artifice, con, gambit

verb

1. To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

   “You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced.”

2. To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).

3. To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

Synonyms: con, dupe, fool, gull, have, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, rip off

adjective

1. Involving trickery or deception.

   “trick photography”

2. Able to perform tricks.

   “A trick pony”

3. Defective or unreliable.

   “a trick knee”