trick out

verb

tricked out; tricking out; tricks out

transitive verb

1
: to dress (someone or oneself) especially in an unusual or elaborate way
usually used with in
… she tricked herself out in rhinestones, then sashayed into the studio …Steve Fishman
Last week … local merchants tricked themselves out in Santa-and-elf gear to deliver Christmas trees to the needy.Chris Reidy
The Will Ferrell Tour started Thursday morning, at HoHoKam Stadium, when he tricked himself out in an Oakland A's uniform for batting practice amid a sea of cameras and accompanying hubbub.Bob Dutton
2
: to decorate or equip (something) in an extravagant way
tricked out his car
often used with with
The room was tricked out with ribbons and streamers.
The billionaire electric-car tycoon said he's working on tricking out the forthcoming Tesla Roadster with rocket technology so it can hover above the ground.Noah Manskar
The company rented a rather opulent McMansion far from the strip and tricked it out with sensors, connected light bulbs, smart locks and cameras.Terrence O'Brien

Examples of trick out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Out back, the sparkling pool hosts an inset spa; the poolside cabana, meanwhile, is tricked out with a media room and a home gym. James McClain, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024 Some of the vehicles are historic, some are movie-related, some are just tricked out. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024 Their patterns, too, have been transformed: a snake might be tricked out with pointillist dots, or a single dramatic stripe, or colors dissolving into one another, as in tie-dye. Rebecca Giggs, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 This year’s follow-up, recorded by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National), finds tales of city slog over frizzled guitars and Autechre techno, tricked out with Massive Attack bass pummel. Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2024 Any air of plausibility soon leaks out of the plot, and the whole thing drifts into silliness, tricked out with familiar tropes. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024 An adjacent dining area connects to a family room, while a posh upstairs master retreat is tricked out with a sitting room, private balconies, and a luxe bath flaunting a soaking tub and separate rainfall shower. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2023 Further, it's tricked out with additional leather throughout: on the door panels, steering column, even the sun visors. Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023 So many times she’s listened to the waiters sing those bars, on her birthday and her brother’s, year after year, every milestone celebrated in that fantastical dining room tricked out with fake trees. Ligaya Mishan David Chow, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of trick out was in 1573

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“Trick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20out. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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