prank¹ Definition
prank (praŋk)
prank¹ Related Forms
prank′·ster noun
prank² Definition
prank (praŋk)
transitive verb
to dress or adorn showily
Etymology: Early ModE, prob. < LowG source, as in Du pronken, to make a show
intransitive verb
to dress up or make a show
prank Synonyms
prank Usage Examples
Converse of object
- pull: I had NO intent on pulling a prank to have an article written by any member!
- play: Dec: To be honest, we didn't play many pranks at all.
- go: Natural causes, misadventure, a prank gone wrong or murder?
- take: So far so good, but they took the prank one step further by arranging a launch and a tasting this morning.
- humiliate: The couple are not best pleased and plan to elope with their actual loves while Matko plots a humiliating prank for Dadan.
Preposition: on
celebrity: The guy holding it was part of a new Channel 4 show that plays pranks on celebrities.
Adjective modifier
- mischievous: Young thugs who pulled down stalls at a country market for a " mischievous prank " could face a flogging, magistrates have warned.
- childish: He is in danger of becoming some childish prank " ).
- harmless: Synopsis It was meant to be a harmless stag night prank.
- hilarious: What hilarious prank had been planned at my expense?
- silly: There are silly pranks - Mars bars being passed along the lines in church, exploding packages, fights.
- dangerous: But she had to remind the others every now and then in case the boredom made them think up dangerous pranks.
Modifies a noun
- call: Listen to the best collection of prank calls on the internet right here on our website.
- phone: Penny The name Shell used when she made prank phone calls to Hollamby.
- result: Boys ' Internet prank results in Fontana man's sex crime arrest.
Noun used with modifier
- schoolboy: Hoax - superb fanzine dedicated almost completely to pranks & hoaxes, from schoolboy pranks to the greatest hoaxes of the century.
- Internet: Boys ' Internet prank results in Fontana man's sex crime arrest.
- TV: Posted by Melody on June 24 DOES THIS SPELL THE END FOR TV PRANKS?
- student: He didn't join in with the usual student pranks, instead he chose to spend his time studying and thinking.
- stag: Synopsis It was meant to be a harmless stag night prank.
Browse dictionary entries near prank
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- ‹ prandial
- ‹ prance
- ‹ pram
- ‹ pralltriller
- ‹ praline
- ‹ Prakrit
- ‹ praiseworthy
- ‹ praised
- ‹ praise
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