'Prank' definitions:

Definition of 'prank'

(from WordNet)
noun
Acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]
noun
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
verb
Dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"
verb
Dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"

Definition of 'Prank'

From: GCIDE
  • Prank \Prank\, a. Full of gambols or tricks. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prank'

From: GCIDE
  • Prank \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. [1913 Webster]
  • In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prank'

From: GCIDE
  • Prank \Prank\, v. i. To make ostentatious show. [1913 Webster]
  • White houses prank where once were huts. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Prank'

From: GCIDE
  • Prank \Prank\, n. A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • The harpies . . . played their accustomed pranks. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
  • His pranks have been too broad to bear with. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'prank'

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Words containing 'Prank'