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   trick

   /trɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone: "he's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick" Similar stratagemployruseschemedevicemovemanoeuvrecontrivancemachinationexpedientartificewiledodgedeceitdeceptiontrickerysubterfugechicanerysharp practiceswindlehoaxfraudconfidence trickinformal:concon trickset-upgamescamstingflimflamwheezebuncogriftlurkrortschlenterinformal, dated:flankerarchaic:shiftfetchrig
   • ▪ a mischievous practical joke: "she thought Elaine was playing some trick on her" Similar practical jokejokeprankjapestuntanticcaperinformal:leg-pullspoofput-oncoddidogoakarchaic:cutupquizcantrip
   • ▪ an illusion: "I thought I saw a flicker of emotion, but it was probably a trick of the light" Similar illusionoptical illusiondeceptionfigment of the imaginationmirage
   • ▪ a skilful act performed for entertainment or amusement: "he did conjuring tricks for his daughters" Similar featstuntsleight of handlegerdemainprestidigitationmagic
   • ▪ a clever or particular way of doing something: "the trick is to put one ski forward and kneel" Similar techniqueknackartskillsecretinformal:know-how
   • 2. a peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism: "she had a trick of clipping off certain words and phrases" Similar mannerismhabitpracticequirkidiosyncrasypeculiarityfoibleeccentricitywaycharacteristictrait
   • 3. (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a sequence of cards forming a single round of play. One card is laid down by each player, the highest card being the winner.
   • 4. a prostitute's client. informal
   • 5. a sailor's turn at the helm, usually lasting for two or four hours.

   verb

   • 1. cunningly deceive or outwit: "many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards"
   • 2. sketch (a coat of arms) in outline, with the colours indicated by letters or signs.

   adjective

   • 1. intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion: "a trick question"
   • 2. liable to fail; defective: North American "a trick knee"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from an Old French dialect variant of triche, from trichier ‘deceive’, of unknown origin. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tricker noun

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   1 day ago · The meaning of TRICK is a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud. How to use trick in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trick.

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   What is trick photography?

   • Definition of trick photography. : photography that uses special methods to make things that are not real seem to be real.

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   What is a hat trick?

   • A hat trick is three scores in a row or in the same game. It's most commonly used in hockey for when a player gets three goals in a single game. This term originally applied to the retiring of three batsmen with three consecutive balls by a bowler in cricket. This achievement was rewarded with a hat, thus the name.

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   What does trick score mean in slang?

   • (Slang) Partner. 1) A trick score less than 100, obtained by making a contract. 2) The contract that results in that trick score. 3) In rubber bridge, a total of fewer than 100 points below the line. A part score.

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   What is a trick in poker?

   • A set of four cards played by each player in turn, during the play of a hand. The score earned by contracting for and taking tricks. Trick scores count toward making a game. A squeeze that is so-named because it consists of three simple squeezes against the same opponent.

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   What is a trick in card play?

   • In card play, top ranking holdings able to win tricks immediately. Similar in concept to honor tricks in the evaluation of hand strength. A trick whose cards have all been turned face down (duplicate bridge) or gathered in front of the trick's winner (rubber bridge).

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   What is a trump trick?

   • A rare end position which combines elements of ruff and discard, trump shortening, and endplaying to force an opponent to concede a trump trick Descriptive of bids and carding agreements used or originated in the Roman system: Roman 2 ♣ and 2 ♦: Three-suiters.

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   3 days ago · A hat trick is three scores in a row or in the same game. It's most commonly used in hockey for when a player gets three goals in a single game.

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   4 days ago · Other forms: dirty tricks. Definitions of dirty trick. noun. an unkind or aggressive trick. see more.

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   4 days ago · The meaning of TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY is photography that uses special methods to make things that are not real seem to be real.

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   3 days ago · IPA guide. Other forms: turned a trick; turns a trick; turning a trick. Definitions of turn a trick. verb. have a customer, of a prostitute. see more.

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   4 days ago · Glossary of contract bridge terms. These terms are used in contract bridge, [1] [2] using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in whist, bid whist, the obsolete game auction bridge, and other trick-taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card game terms .

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   3 days ago · v. t. e. The likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) is the joint probability mass (or probability density) of observed data viewed as a function of the parameters of a statistical model. [1] [2] [3] Intuitively, the likelihood function is the probability of observing data assuming is the actual parameter.