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turn the trick

turn the trick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn stressed th ee trik]
    • /tɜrn stressed ði trɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn stressed th ee trik]
    • /tɜrn stressed ði trɪk/

Definitions of turn the trick words

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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Turn the trick

turn 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 turn the trick

verb turn the trick

  • carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
  • do one's thing — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
  • do the trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
  • effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • get to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
All 9 Synonyms of turn the trick

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