Definition of Play a trick on

1. Verb. Deceive somebody. "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

Exact synonyms: Flim-flam, Fob, Fox, Play A Joke On, Play Tricks, Pull A Fast One On, Trick
Generic synonyms: Cozen, Deceive, Delude, Lead On
Specialized synonyms: Snooker
Derivative terms: Flimflam, Fox, Trick, Tricker, Trickery, Trickery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Play A Trick On

plausive
plaw
play'd
play-actor
play-box
play-by-play
play-by-play announcer
play-by-play announcers
play-off
play-offs
play Cupid
play Nostradamus
play Old Harry
play a joke on
play a trick on (current term)
play along
play and playthings
play at
play back
play ball
play both ends against the middle
play both sides against the middle
play bow
play by ear
play catch-up
play dead

Literary usage of Play a trick on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1889)
"I am going to play a trick on them. You know that the sheriff, whose duty it is to be on the lookout for elk-poachers, would scarcely send out a posse when ..."

2. Our Boys and Girls by Oliver Optic (1871)
"... that it was an easy matter to play a trick on Trafton, but if it had been one of the rest, it would have been another affair, and he should like to see ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"HOCUS, a shortened form of " hocus pocus," used in the lyth century in the sense of " to play a trick on any one," to " hoax," which is generally taken to ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1918)
"We thought she was going to play a trick on us, but we submitted to her directions. She took a box near by about 1 foot long, 6 inches wide and 6 inches ..."

5. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1889)
"I am going to play a trick on them. You know that the sheriff, whose duty it is to be on the lookout for elk-poachers, would scarcely send out a posse when ..."

6. Our Boys and Girls by Oliver Optic (1871)
"... that it was an easy matter to play a trick on Trafton, but if it had been one of the rest, it would have been another affair, and he should like to see ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"HOCUS, a shortened form of " hocus pocus," used in the lyth century in the sense of " to play a trick on any one," to " hoax," which is generally taken to ..."

8. Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1918)
"We thought she was going to play a trick on us, but we submitted to her directions. She took a box near by about 1 foot long, 6 inches wide and 6 inches ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Play a trick on on Dictionary.com!Search for Play a trick on on Thesaurus.com!Search for Play a trick on on Google!Search for Play a trick on on Wikipedia!

Search