trick up

noun

1. an action or device designed to deceive, cheat, outwit, etc.; artifice; dodge; ruse; stratagem
2. 1. a mischievous or playful act; prank, practical joke, etc.
   2. a deception or illusion: the light played a trick on my eyes
3. a freakish, foolish, mean, or stupid act
4. a clever or difficult act intended to amuse; specif.,
   1. an act of jugglery or sleight of hand; also, an illusion of the kind created by legerdemain
   2. an action, feat, or routine performed by an animal as a result of training
5. any feat requiring skill
6. the art or knack of doing something easily, skillfully, quickly, etc.: the trick of making good pastry
7. an expedient or convention of an art, craft, or trade: to learn the tricks of the trade
8. a personal habit or mannerism: a trick of tugging at the ear
9. a turn or round of duty or work; shift
10. ☆ Informal a child or girl, esp. one viewed as cute or pretty
11. Slang
    1. the act or an instance of performing sexual intercourse as a prostitute with a customer
    2. such a customer
12. Card Games the cards played and won in a single round

transitive verb

adjective

1. having to do with or used for a trick or tricks
2. that tricks
3. apt to malfunction; of uncertain reliability: a trick knee