Bible Dictionaries
Trick

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.

(2):

(v. t.) To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; - often followed by up, off, or out.

(3):

(a.) A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.

(4):

(a.) An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.

(5):

(a.) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.

(6):

(a.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

(7):

(a.) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.

(8):

(v. t.) To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.

(9):

(a.) Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.

(10):

(a.) A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

(11):

(a.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, - usually two hours.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trick'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/trick.html. 1828.