trick out

verb

tricked out; tricking out; tricks out

transitive verb

: 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

: 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

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Wheels tricked out with lights are safer, and cooler. —

Adrienne So, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2023 The rooms and suites are tricked out in a palette of white and ochre, with benches and chairs woven with straw. —

Ann Abel, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 His ride is tricked out with oversized conference tables, enough seating for an entourage of courtiers and a golden throne (really). —

Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 Graphics look incredible thanks to a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, and it's also tricked out with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB NVMe SSD. —

K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trick out