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turned tricks

turned tricks is the simple past and past participle of turn tricks.

Meaning of turn tricks

Verb

turn tricks (third-person singular simple present turns tricks, present participle turning tricks, simple past and past participle turned tricks)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To work as a prostitute, providing sexual services for money.
    • By 1996, she was a hooker sleeping in the streets or at ratty hotels in Santa Cruz and San Francisco, turning tricks to get her next bag of heroin.2004 March 21, Kevin Fagan, “The Homeless: Desperate search for Bridget—sister, mother, addict”, in San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2004

Questions about turned tricks

What is turned tricks the simple past and past participle of?
Turned tricks is the simple past and past participle of turn tricks.

Words near turned tricks in the dictionary

  1. turned to account
  2. turned to dust
  3. turned to good account
  4. turned together
  5. turned traitor
  6. turned tricks
  7. turned Turk
  8. turned turtle
  9. turned two
  10. turned under
  11. turned up

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