trick
noun, verb/trɪk/CEFR B1কৌশল, চাল, ছল; ঠকানো
Meaning
A clever act done to deceive or to entertain; or to deceive somebody.
Example sentences
- The magician showed us a card trick.জাদুকর আমাদের একটি তাসের কৌশল দেখালেন।
- He tricked the old man into signing.সে বৃদ্ধ লোকটিকে ঠকিয়ে সই করিয়ে নিল।
A common mistake
He did a trick with me.→He played a trick on me.
The fixed phrase is play a trick on somebody.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar words, and what each means
- deceive
প্রতারণা করা, ঠকানো
To make someone believe something that is not true.
- dupe
ধোঁকা দেওয়া, বোকা বানানো
To trick or cheat someone into believing or doing something.
- hoodwink
চোখে ধুলো দেওয়া, প্রতারিত করা
To deceive or trick someone, often in a clever way.
- ruse
ছল, কৌশলপূর্ণ ফাঁদ
A clever trick intended to deceive someone.
- bamboozle
বিভ্রান্ত করে ঠকানো
To confuse or trick someone so that they cannot understand what is really happening.
Other English words for “কৌশল, চাল, ছল; ঠকানো”
- strategy
A plan of action designed to reach a goal.
- tactic
A planned action for achieving a particular end.
- technique
A particular way of doing something skilfully.
- ploy
A clever action planned to get an advantage, often a slightly dishonest one.
- roof
The covering on the top of a building.
- rice
Small white or brown grains from a plant grown in wet fields, cooked and eaten as food.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
- trickerynounছলচাতুরি
“trick” elsewhere on EnglishBD
Don't fall for that scam — it's a trick.
Phrasal Verbs with Fall →The only trick is choosing 'is' for one thing and 'are' for many.
There is / There are →The tense after 'wish' shifts back one step, and that shift is the whole trick.
Wish and If Only in English →
Where this word is used
Check yourself
“trick” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ইঞ্চি; ধীরে ধীরে এগোনো
- • কৌশল, চাল, ছল; ঠকানো
- • মজুত, সঞ্চিত ভাণ্ডার; মজুত করা
- • তাপ, গরম, গরম করা, উত্তপ্ত করা
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কৌশল, চাল, ছল; ঠকানো — trick (noun, verb) — কৌশল, চাল, ছল; ঠকানো. A clever act done to deceive or to entertain; or to deceive somebody.
Which word is closest in meaning to “trick”?
- • deceive
- • transport
- • menace
- • glare
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deceive — deceive — প্রতারণা করা, ঠকানো. To make someone believe something that is not true.
Related words
- deceiveপ্রতারণা করা, ঠকানোsynonym
- dupeধোঁকা দেওয়া, বোকা বানানোsynonym
- hoodwinkচোখে ধুলো দেওয়া, প্রতারিত করাsynonym
- ruseছল, কৌশলপূর্ণ ফাঁদsynonym
- bamboozleবিভ্রান্ত করে ঠকানোsynonym
- tributaryউপনদীnearby
- tributeশ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি, সম্মাননাnearby
- trickeryছলচাতুরিnearby
- trickleফোঁটায় ফোঁটায় গড়িয়ে পড়াnearby
- trimছেঁটে ছোট করা, ছাঁটাই করাsame level
- trioতিন শিল্পীর দলsame level
- troubleঝামেলা, কষ্ট, সমস্যাsame level