Words / B2

TRIK/trɪk/

To trick is to deceive someone; as a noun, a cunning act or a skilled move: trick someone into; a trick question. Trap is a catching device or a predictable mistake (previous); cheat is breaking rules. Do not trick respondents with a leading item. Mix-up: track; treat (already elsewhere). Do not call a fair hard question a trick without biased wording.

Meaning

To deceive someone; as a noun, a cunning act or a skilled move.

Examples

• “Do not trick respondents with a leading item, the methods tutor said.”
• “A magic trick in the assembly is not a sampling method, which is the entertainment sense.”

Good to know

trick + someone + into; a trick question; play a trick. Close: deceive / trap. Trap: track / treat. Methods, news, and orals. Deceive, or a clever move — not every difficult item.

Near in meaning

deceive

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