Synonyms of trick
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Another word for trick is artifice. Other synonyms of trick are illusion.
Synonyms and similar words for trick
nounSomething designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
- artificeA trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
nounA single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
- illusionA magician’s trick.
- magic trickA remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally...
- sleight of hand
nounA customer or client of a prostitute.
- johnA prostitute's client.
- all-nighter UKA client of a prostitute who has paid for the entire night.
- curb crawler USA prostitute's client, especially one who travels in a car to search for a prostitute.
- fare UKA prostitute's client.
- gonk UKA prostitute's client.
- jane
- jockey UK
- kerb crawler UKSomeone who drives slowly along roads seeking sex from prostitutes or other women.
- punter UKA customer of a commercial establishment, frequently of a pub or (alternatively) of a prostitute.
- score US
- short-timer UK
- solicitor
- steamer UK
- wapping cove UKA man who frequently hires prostitutes.
- whoremasterA man who uses the services of prostitutes.
- whoremongerA frequent customer of whores.
- monger obsolete
- muttonmonger obsolete
nounA daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
- shiftA trick, an artifice.
verbTo fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
verbTo dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.
- modTo modify (an object) from its original condition, typically to individualize and/or enhance the performance of the...
Meaning of trick
- noun Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
- noun A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
- noun An entertaining difficult physical action.
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