About The Word Prank
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Prank
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What's The Definition Of Prank?
[n] acting like a clown or buffoon
[n] a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [v] dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes" [v] dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn" Synonyms | Synonyms for Prank: antic | buffoonery | caper | clowning | frivolity | harlequinade | joke | put-on | trick Related Terms | Find terms related to Prank: adorn | antic | array | beautify | bedeck | bedizen | blazon | caper | caprice | color | conceit | dandify | deck | deck out | decorate | dizen | doll up | dress | dress up | embellish | emblazon | embroider | enrich | escapade | fancy | fancy up | fig out | fix up | fooling | freak | frivolity | frolic | furbish | gambol | garnish | get up | grace | gussy up | high jinks | horseplay | jape | jest | lark | levity | lightness | mischief | monkeyshine | monkeyshines | ornament | overdress | paint | play | practical joke | prank up | preen | prettify | pretty up | primp | primp up | prink | prink up | rag out | redecorate | redo | refurbish | rollick | roughhouse | rowdiness | set off | set out | shenanigans | shines | skylarking | slick up | smarten | smarten up | spiff | sport | spruce up | stunt | titivate | tomfoolery | trick | trick out | trick up | trim | vagary | waggish trick | wheeze | whim | whimsy See Also | adorn | attire | beautify | deck out | deck up | decorate | dirty trick | diversion | dress up | embellish | fancy up | fig out | fig up | folly | foolery | get up | grace | gussy up | indulgence | ornament | overdress | practical joke | prink | recreation | rig out | tog out | tog up | tomfoolery | trick out | trick up Prank In Webster's Dictionary \Prank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pranked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pranking}.] [Cf. E. prink, also G. prangen, prunken, to
shine, to make a show, Dan. prange, prunke, Sw. prunka, D.
pronken.]
To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously;
-- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See
{Prink}.
In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank.
--Spenser.
\Prank\, v. i. To make ostentatious show. White houses prank where once were huts. --M. Arnold. \Prank\, n. A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic. --Spenser. The harpies . . . played their accustomed pranks. --Sir W. Raleigh. His pranks have been too broad to bear with. --Shak. \Prank\, a. Full of gambols or tricks. [Obs.] |
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