trick out

trick out
a) To dress or decorate in an especially fancy, elaborate, or excessive manner.

We went down a flight of fifteen steps below the ground level, and stood in a small chapel tricked out with tapestry hangings, silver lamps, and oil paintings.

b) To mod or customize an object, typically for the purposes of personalization and enhancing performance capabilities such as the ability to perform stunts.

That stare was as if he saw her—a doll tricked out in garments labelled soul, spirit, rights, responsibilities, dignity, freedom—all so many words.


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  • trick out — Synonyms and related words: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, belie, blazon, camouflage, color, convolute, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, disguise, distort, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, elaborate, embellish, emblazon, embroider,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • Out of This World — may refer to: Contents 1 Film and television 2 Literature 3 Other …   Wikipedia

  • trick — trick1 [ trık ] noun count ** ▸ 1 something unfair/unpleasant ▸ 2 entertainment like magic ▸ 3 something not what it seems ▸ 4 effective way to do something ▸ 5 in card game ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an unfair or unpleasant thing you do in order to harm… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • trick — I UK [trɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms trick : singular trick plural tricks ** 1) a) an unfair or unpleasant thing that you do in order to harm someone or to get an advantage for yourself a dirty/cruel/nasty trick: It was a very dirty trick …   English dictionary

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