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A prank is a trick or practical joke. (noun)

When you put a whoopie cushion on someone's chair, this is an example of a prank.

See prank in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a mischievous trick or practical joke

Related Forms:

prankster noun

transitive verb

to dress or adorn showily

intransitive verb

to dress up or make a show

See prank in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(prăngk)

noun

A mischievous trick or practical joke.

(prăngk)

verb pranked, prank·ing, pranks

verb, transitive

To decorate or dress ostentatiously or gaudily.

verb, intransitive

To make an ostentatious display.

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