Junior vocab icon Junior Vocab

Trick-or-treat

Explore meanings, explanations, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, for the word: Trick-or-treat

Meanings of Trick-or-treat

Verb

  • To go door to door on Halloween asking for candy by saying 'trick or treat!'
  • To playfully ask for treats while wearing costumes on Halloween night.

Explanation of the word: Trick-or-treat

On Halloween, kids go door to door in costumes and say 'trick or treat!' This means they want candy. If they don't get candy, they might play a little trick, but usually, everyone just gives them treats!

Search another word