trick

noun, verb/trɪk/CEFR B1

কৌশল, 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

Synonyms: deceive, dupe, hoodwink, ruse, bamboozle

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.

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  1. “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; ঠকানোtrick (noun, verb) — কৌশল, চাল, ছল; ঠকানো. A clever act done to deceive or to entertain; or to deceive somebody.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “trick”?

    • deceive
    • transport
    • menace
    • glare
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    deceivedeceive — প্রতারণা করা, ঠকানো. To make someone believe something that is not true.

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