Act and Trick

Act

Act noun - Something done by someone.

Usage example: it's acts such as this—lying about having to work late—that make me feel like I can't trust you

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Trick and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead the word "Act" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Act and trick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Trick" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tricky, trickery, trickle, tricked, trickster

old	old act	old trick
good	good act	good trick
best	best act	best trick
particular	particular act	particular trick
Other adjectives: similar, common, single, simple, actual, real, successful, great, evil, little, cruel, famous, new, disappearing, final, mere, next, double, last.

Saw a Woman in Half: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" features a magic act in which the showstopper is a version of this trick with a power saw.

Source: Series / Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Instead of doing one massively impressive trick, his act generally consists of doing a bunch of smaller tricks in a short amount of time.

Source: Series / America's Got Talent
Raph resorts to Bad "Bad Acting" and a sort of Inverted Hugh Mann act, but the Kraang in his body doesn't even try to trick the other Turtles, instead attacking them on sight.

Source: Villains Blend in Better

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