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| take |
to get through force, skill, or trick; seize; capture. [1/25 definitions] |
| take in |
to fool or deceive (someone); trick. [1/5 definitions] |
| trap1 |
a trick used to catch or fool someone. [1/5 definitions] |
| trickery |
an act or instance of using a trick or tricks. [1/2 definitions] |
| trick or treat |
a custom practiced at Halloween in which children visit their neighbors and say the words "trick or treat" in order to receive a treat such as candy. [2 definitions] |
| trick-or-treat |
to take part in the Halloween custom of visiting neighbors while wearing a costume and asking for candy or other treats by saying the words "trick or treat!" |
| wile |
a trick or stratagem intended to mislead, entice, or entrap. [1/4 definitions] |
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