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 Definitions of prank  [æŋk]  

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Definition of 'prank' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) prank
a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.

2. (v.t.) prank
to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner.

3. (v.i.) prank
to make an ostentatious show or display.

Etymology:  (1540–50; akin to D pronken to show off, strut, pronk show, finery, MLG prank pomp)

Definition of 'prank' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank
acting like a clown or buffoon

2. (verb) antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

3. (verb) prank
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
"Roses were pranking the lawn"

4. (verb) prank
dress up showily
"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"


Definition of 'prank' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) prank
sth that is done as a playful trick
a childish prank


Definition of 'prank' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) prank
full of gambols or tricks

2. (noun) prank
a gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic

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

4. (verb) prank
to make ostentatious show


Translation of 'prank' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a trick; a practical joke.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: grappie, foppery Arabic flag Arabic: حيلَه مُضْحِكَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: шега
Brazilian flag Brazilian: trote Czech flag Czech: žert German flag German: der Streich
Danish flag Danish: nummer; practical joke Greek flag Greek: φάρσα, σκανταλιά Spanish flag Spanish: travesura; broma
Estonian flag Estonian: vemp Farsi flag Farsi: شوخی عملی Finnish flag Finnish: kepponen
French flag French: farce, tour Hebrew flag Hebrew: תַּעֲלוּל Hindi flag Hindi: शरारत, नटखट
Croatian flag Croatian: obijesnašala, psina Hungarian flag Hungarian: csíny Indonesian flag Indonesian: gurauan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: prakkarastrik, hrekkur Italian flag Italian: scherzo Japanese flag Japanese: いたずら
Korean flag Korean: 농담, 못된 장난 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išdaiga, pokštas Latvian flag Latvian: draiskulība; nerātnība
Malay flag Malay: usikan Dutch flag Dutch: poets Norwegian flag Norwegian: skøyerstrek, puss
Polish flag Polish: psota Persian flag Persian: شوخی عملی Pashto flag Pashto: يوه عملى ټوكه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: partida Romanian flag Romanian: renghi, farsă Russian flag Russian: выходка, проделка
Slovak flag Slovak: žart Slovenian flag Slovenian: potegavščina Serbian flag Serbian: šala
Swedish flag Swedish: spratt, upptåg, tilltag Thai flag Thai: เล่ห์กระเท่ห์ Turkish flag Turkish: muziplik, eşek şakası
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 開玩笑,惡作劇,胡鬧 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: витівка, вибрик Urdu flag Urdu: شوخي، مذاق
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: trò chơi khăm Chinese flag Chinese: 开玩笑,恶作剧,胡闹

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