do the trick

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doo stressed th ee trik]
- /du stressed ði trɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doo stressed th ee trik]
- /du stressed ði trɪk/

Definitions of do the trick words

noun do the trick a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile. 1
noun do the trick an optical illusion: It must have been some visual trick caused by the flickering candlelight. 1
noun do the trick a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank: She likes to play tricks on her friends. 1
noun do the trick a mean, foolish, or childish action. 1
noun do the trick a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique: the tricks of the trade. 1
noun do the trick the art or knack of doing something skillfully: You seem to have mastered the trick of making others laugh. 1

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Origin of do the trick

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English trik (noun) < Old North French trique deceit, derivative of trikier to deceive < Vulgar Latin *triccāre, for Latin trīcārī to play tricks

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Parts of speech for Do the trick

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do the trick popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for do the trick

verb do the trick

do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.

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verb do the trick

destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
forfeit — a fine; penalty.
nullify — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.

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