dirty trick vs put-on

dirty trick and put-on both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dirty trick	Yes	No	No	No
put-on	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, put-on is a hypernym of dirty trick; that is, put-on is a word with a broader meaning than dirty trick:

Other hypernyms of dirty trick include antic, caper, joke, prank, trick.

dirty trick (noun)	put-on (noun)
an unkind or aggressive trick	something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
	a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
	a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way