trick up

verb

To add adornments, such as costume pieces; to decorate or make something appear fancy.

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Meanings

verbtrick up (third-person singular simple present tricks up, present participle tricking up, simple past and past participle tricked up)

present singular third person tricks up · participle present tricking up · participle past tricked up · past tricked up

  1. To add adornments, such as costume pieces; to decorate or make something appear fancy.
  2. transitivegolfTo add tricks to a course or hole, including hazards in full golf and barriers in minigolf.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbput on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

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overdressdress upfig outfig updeck upgussy upfancy updeck outtrick outprinkattireget uprig outtog uptog outdresscostume
Broader
dressget dressed
Also see
attiredeck outdeck updress upfancy upfig outget upgussy upoverdressprinkrig outtrick out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“trick up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trick%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trick up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trick%20up.

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