magic

1 noun (U)

1 a secret power used to control events or do impossible things, by saying special words or performing special actions: Do you believe in magic? | work/do magic: tales of wizards who could work magic

—see also: black magic, white magic

2 a special, attractive or exciting quality: These old stories still retain their magic.

3 the skill of doing tricks that look like magic, used by a magician, or the tricks a magician does

4 like magic/as if by magic in a surprising way that seems impossible to explain: The bottle had disappeared as if by magic. | work like magic (=be very effective)

2 adjective

1 (only before noun) having special powers that are not normal or natural, so that you can do impossible things: There is no magic formula for instant success. | magic spell/charm etc: a magic hat that makes her invisible | magic trick (=a trick in which something happens in a way that seems impossible to explain): His best magic trick is sawing a lady in half.

2 magic number/word a number or word that is very important or that has a powerful effect on people

3 have a magic touch to have a special ability to make things work well or to make people happy: The baby's always quiet for Gary - he has a magic touch.

4 (not before noun) BrE spoken very good or very enjoyable: "Did you have a good time?" "Yeah, it was magic!"

5 magic bullet informal a quick, painless cure for illness, or something that solves a difficult problem in an easy way

3 verb magicked, magicking BrE magic sth/sb away phrasal verb (T) to make someone or something disappear by using magic: I wish I could magic us away to a warm beach. magic sth up phrasal verb (T) to make something appear suddenly and unexpectedly