trick-or-treat
trick-or-treat verb: to go door-to-door requesting candy on Halloween night while wearing a costume.
Verb
trick-or-treat (third-person singular simple present trick-or-treats, present participle trick-or-treating, simple past and past participle trick-or-treated)
- To go door-to-door requesting candy on Halloween night while wearing a costume.
Forms of trick-or-treat
| third-person singular present | trick- |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | -treats |
| present participle | trick- |
| present participle | -treating |
| past participle | trick- |
| past | trick- |
| past participle | -treated |
| past | -treated |
Origin of trick-or-treat
From trick or treat, the phrase stated as a greeting when accosting a household.
Words formed from trick-or-treat
Questions about trick-or-treat
- What does trick-or-treat mean?
- Trick-or-treat means to go door-to-door requesting candy on Halloween night while wearing a costume.
- What part of speech is trick-or-treat?
- Trick-or-treat is a verb.
- What is the past tense of trick-or-treat?
- The past tense of trick-or-treat is trick-.
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