play tricks

/pleɪ trɪks/
/pleɪ trɪks/
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Other forms: playing tricks; played tricks; plays tricks

Definitions of play tricks
  1. verb
    deceive somebody
    synonyms: flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, pull a fast one on, trick
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    types:
    snooker
    fool or dupe
    type of:
    cozen, deceive, delude, lead on
    be false to; be dishonest with
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