How to pronounce trick

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What trick means

noun

Most people know trick in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

One round of cards, won by the best card played

In a sentence: Grandma played her ace, won the trick, and scooped up all four cards.

Where it comes from: It comes from Old French trique, a cheat or trick, and no one is sure where that came from. The card meaning grew up later.

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