tricking out
tricking out is the present participle and gerund of trick out.
Meaning of trick out
Verb
trick out (third-person singular simple present tricks out, present participle tricking out, simple past and past participle tricked out)
- To dress or decorate in an especially fancy, elaborate, or excessive manner.
- Tom was to be sure, what is called a good boy; he never soiled his clothes, as I did. I was always considered as a rantipole, for whom any thing was good enough. But when I saw my brother tricked out in new clothes, and his old duds covering me like a scarecrow, I appeal to any honourable mind...1829, [Frederick Marryat], chapter V, in The Naval Officer; or, Scenes and Adventures in the Life of Frank Mildmay. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 150
- Of a motor vehicle, etc.: to mod or customize an object, typically for the purposes of personalization and enhancing performance capabilities such as the ability to perform stunts.
- His friends were particularly impressed with the way he tricked out his Ruckus.
Questions about tricking out
- What is tricking out the present participle and gerund of?
- Tricking out is the present participle and gerund of trick out.
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