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English Dictionary: prank	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for prank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prank n acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank] a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Synonym(s): antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on v dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn" dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prank \Prank\, a. Full of gambols or tricks. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}. In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prank \Prank\, v. i. To make ostentatious show. White houses prank where once were huts. --M. Arnold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prank \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.