prank
11prank — [n] practical joke; frivolity antic, caper, caprice, escapade, fancy, fooling, frolic, gag, gambol, high jinks*, horseplay*, hotfoot*, lark, levity, lightness, monkeyshines*, play, put on, rib*, rollick, roughhouse*, roughhousing*, rowdiness,… …
12prank — ► NOUN ▪ a practical joke or mischievous act. DERIVATIVES prankish adjective. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
13prank — prank1 [praŋk] n. [Early ModE < ? or akin ? to PRANK2] a mischievous trick or practical joke prankster n. prank2 [praŋk] vt. [Early ModE, prob. < LowG source, as in Du pronken, to make a show] to dress or adorn showily vi. to dress up or… …
14Prank — A prank is defined as acting like a clown or buffoon or dressing showily , or alternatively, a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prank WordNet Search 3.0 ] ] . Pranks can take the… …
15prank — n. 1) to play a prank on smb. 2) a childish; foolish; innocent; mischievous; wanton prank * * * [præŋk] foolish innocent mischievous wanton prank a childish to play a prank on smb …
16prank — UK [præŋk] / US noun [countable] Word forms prank : singular prank plural pranks a silly trick that you play on someone to surprise them …
17prank — I [[t]præŋk[/t]] n. a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature • Etymology: 1520–30; orig. uncert. II prank [[t]præŋk[/t]] v. t. 1) to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner 2) to make an ostentatious show or display •… …
18prank — I. noun Etymology: obsolete prank to play tricks Date: circa 1529 trick: a. obsolete a malicious act b. a mildly mischievous act c. a ludicrous act II. verb Etymology: probably from Dutch pronken to strut; akin to Middle Hig …
19prank — prank1 /prangk/, n. a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature. [1520 30; orig. uncert.] Syn. caper, escapade, antic, shenanigan. prank2 /prangk/, v.t. 1. to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out… …
20prank — noun Prank is used before these nouns: ↑call …
