noun
The government's 'dirty tricks squad' perpetrated crimes against their political adversaries
The boys meant no harm, they're just up to their tricks
He has developed the trick of persuading people to buy life insurance
It was no mean trick to train a cat to fetch his slippers
I have taught him all the tricks I know
He has an odd trick of winking while giving a sly smile
Replacing the battery cable did the trick
verb
I knew I had been tricked when I missed my wallet. For years the couple made a living tricking tourists out of their money. She tricked me into taking her to dinner
adjective
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