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n.
dexterous feat, sleight of hand
1) to do, perform a ~
2) a card; hat ~
prank
deceitful act
3) to play a ~ on smb.
4) a clever; dirty, low, mean, nasty, shabby, sneaky, snide ~
5) a confidence ~ ( BE ; AE has confidence game )
scoring unit in a card game
6) to lose; take, win a ~
misc.
7) to do the ~ ('to be exactly what is needed'); one's bag of ~s ('one's expertise'); ~or treat! (at Halloween) ( see also ~s )
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v.
1) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ into (to ~ smb. into doing smt.)
2) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ out of (she was ~ed out of her money)