trick-or-treat
verbUK /ˌtrɪk ɔː ˈtriːt/
US /ˌtrɪk ɔːr ˈtriːt/
To go to houses on Halloween and ask for candy by saying 'trick or treat'.
The children put on their costumes and went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The phrase children say when asking for candy on Halloween.
She opened the door and the kids shouted, 'Trick or treat!'
3. The activity of going from house to house for candy on Halloween.
Trick-or-treat starts at dusk in our town.
4. A Halloween custom where children in costumes visit homes for sweets.
Many families decorate their porches for trick-or-treat.