Definition of prank

adjective (a)

• Full of gambols or tricks. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• acting like a clown or buffoon (noun.act)

  Synonym: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery
  

  source: wordnet30
• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement (noun.act)

  Synonym: antic, caper, joke, put-on, trick
  

  source: wordnet30
• A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• dress or decorate showily or gaudily (verb.creation)

  Example:
  Roses were pranking the lawn.
  

  source: wordnet30
• dress up showily (verb.body)

  Example:
  He pranked himself out in his best clothes.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To make ostentatious show. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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