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trick$85041$ - translation to greek
Alexander's Trick; Alexander trick; Alexander Trick
trick
n. απάτη, κατεργαριά, τέχνασμα, παιγνίδι, παιχνίδι, κόλπος
petty larceny
![Chart indicating the distribution of forms of larceny in the United States, according to the 2004 [[Uniform Crime Report]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2004 UCR larceny distribution.jpg?width=200 "Chart indicating the distribution of forms of larceny in the United States, according to the 2004 [[Uniform Crime Report]].")
CRIME INVOLVING THE UNLAWFUL TAKING OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PERSON OR BUSINESS
Larceny by trick; Grand larceny; Larcency (criminal); Larceny-theft; Asportation; Asportation (law); Larseny; Larsony; Petty larceny; Petit larceny
μικροκλοπή
optical illusion
![hollow face illusion]] which makes concave masks appear to be jutting out (or convex).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bjorn Borg Hollow Face.jpg?width=200 "hollow face illusion]] which makes concave masks appear to be jutting out (or convex).")
![[[Rabbit–duck illusion]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Duck-Rabbit illusion.jpg?width=200 "[[Rabbit–duck illusion]]")
![Simultaneous contrast illusion. The background is a [[color gradient]] and progresses from dark gray to light gray. The horizontal bar appears to progress from light grey to dark grey, but is in fact just one color.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gradient-optical-illusion.svg?width=200 "Simultaneous contrast illusion. The background is a [[color gradient]] and progresses from dark gray to light gray. The horizontal bar appears to progress from light grey to dark grey, but is in fact just one color.")
![Kanizsa's triangle]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kanizsa triangle.svg?width=200 "Kanizsa's triangle]]")
![contrast]] between edges of the slightly differing shades of gray as soon as they come in contact with one another.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mach bands - animation.gif?width=200 "contrast]] between edges of the slightly differing shades of gray as soon as they come in contact with one another.")
![motion induced blindness]]: while fixating on the flashing dot, the stationary dots may disappear due to the brain prioritizing motion information.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MotionBlindness.gif?width=200 "motion induced blindness]]: while fixating on the flashing dot, the stationary dots may disappear due to the brain prioritizing motion information.")
!["The Organ Player" – [[Pareidolia]] phenomenon in [[Neptune's Grotto]] [[stalactite]] cave ([[Alghero]], [[Sardinia]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NeptunesGrottoOrganPlayer.jpg?width=200 "\"The Organ Player\" – [[Pareidolia]] phenomenon in [[Neptune's Grotto]] [[stalactite]] cave ([[Alghero]], [[Sardinia]])")
![phantom limb syndrome]] senses.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Phantom-limb-illusion.jpg?width=200 "phantom limb syndrome]] senses.")
![[[Ponzo illusion]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ponzo illusion.gif?width=200 "[[Ponzo illusion]]")
![figure-ground]] illusion](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Two silhouette profile or a white vase.svg?width=200 "figure-ground]] illusion")
![The [[vertical–horizontal illusion]] where the vertical line is thought to be longer than the horizontal](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vertical–horizontal illusion.png?width=200 "The [[vertical–horizontal illusion]] where the vertical line is thought to be longer than the horizontal")
![[[Ebbinghaus illusion]]: the orange circle on the left appears smaller than that on the right, but they are in fact the same size.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mond-vergleich.svg?width=200 "[[Ebbinghaus illusion]]: the orange circle on the left appears smaller than that on the right, but they are in fact the same size.")
![[[Café wall illusion]]: the parallel horizontal lines in this image appear sloped.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Café wall.svg?width=200 "[[Café wall illusion]]: the parallel horizontal lines in this image appear sloped.")
![[[Lilac chaser]]: if the viewer focuses on the black cross in the center, the location of the disappearing dot appears green.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lilac-Chaser.gif?width=200 "[[Lilac chaser]]: if the viewer focuses on the black cross in the center, the location of the disappearing dot appears green.")
![[[Motion illusion]]: contrasting colors create the illusion of motion.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Motion illusion in star arrangement.png?width=200 "[[Motion illusion]]: contrasting colors create the illusion of motion.")
.gif?width=200 "Optical illusion disc which is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a man bowing and a woman curtsying to each other in a circle at the outer edge of the disc, 1833")
![the full image]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hybrid image decomposition.jpg?width=200 "the full image]].")
![Necker-cube]]-like optical illusion.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roman geometric mosaic.jpg?width=200 "Necker-cube]]-like optical illusion.")
![The [[Spinning Dancer]] appears to move both clockwise and counter-clockwise](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Spinning Dancer.gif?width=200 "The [[Spinning Dancer]] appears to move both clockwise and counter-clockwise")
![[[Forced perspective]]: the man is made to appear to be supporting the [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]] in the background.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Europe 2007 Disk 1 340.jpg?width=200 "[[Forced perspective]]: the man is made to appear to be supporting the [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]] in the background.")
![Scintillating grid illusion]]: Dark dots seem to appear and disappear rapidly at random intersections, hence the label "scintillating".](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grid_illusion.svg?width=200 "Scintillating grid illusion]]: Dark dots seem to appear and disappear rapidly at random intersections, hence the label \"scintillating\".")
VISUALLY PERCEIVED IMAGES THAT DIFFER FROM OBJECTIVE REALITY
Visual illusion; Optical illusions; Visual illusions; Trick of the eye; Optical Illusion; Optical Illusions; Circularvection; Eye illusion; Optic illusion; Perceptual organization; Cube dilemma; Montasir
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Definition
trick
(tricks, tricking, tricked)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A trick is an action that is intended to deceive someone.
We are playing a trick on a man who keeps bothering me.
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2.
If someone tricks you, they deceive you, often in order to make you do something.
Stephen is going to be pretty upset when he finds out how you tricked him...
His family tricked him into going to Pakistan, and once he was there, they took away his passport...
His real purpose is to trick his way into your home to see what he can steal.
VERB: V n, V n into -ing/n, V way prep/adv
3.
A trick is a clever or skilful action that someone does in order to entertain people.
He shows me card tricks.
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4.
A trick is a clever way of doing something.
Tiffany revamped her sitting room with simple decorative tricks.
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6.
If something does the trick, it achieves what you wanted. (INFORMAL)
Sometimes a few choice words will do the trick.
PHRASE: V inflects
7.
If someone tries every trick in the book, they try every possible thing that they can think of in order to achieve something. (INFORMAL)
Companies are using every trick in the book to stay one step in front of their competitors.
PHRASE: v PHR
8.
If you say that something is a trick of the light, you mean that what you are seeing is an effect caused by the way that the light falls on things, and does not really exist in the way that it appears.
Her head appears to be on fire but that is only a trick of the light.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
9.
If you say that someone does not miss a trick, you mean that they always know what is happening and take advantage of every situation. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects, with brd-neg
10.
The tricks of the trade are the quick and clever ways of doing something that are known by people who regularly do a particular activity.
PHRASE: trick inflects
11.
If you say that someone is up to their tricks or up to their old tricks, you disapprove of them because they are behaving in the dishonest or deceitful way in which they typically behave. (INFORMAL)
I have no respect for my father who, having remarried, is still up to his old tricks.
PHRASE: v-link PHR [disapproval]
Wikipedia
Alexander's trick
Alexander's trick, also known as the Alexander trick, is a basic result in geometric topology, named after J. W. Alexander.
