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prank
prank 1 P0502600 (prăngk)n. A mischievous trick or practical joke.
[Origin unknown.]
prank 2 P0502600 (prăngk)tr.v. pranked, prank·ing, pranks To decorate or dress ostentatiously or gaudily: was pranked up in his best suit.
[From Middle English pranken, to show off, perhaps from Middle Dutch pronken (from pronk, show, display) and from Middle Low German prunken (from prank, display).]prank (præŋk) na mischievous trick or joke, esp one in which something is done rather than said[C16: of unknown origin] ˈprankish adj
prank (præŋk) vb1. (tr) to dress or decorate showily or gaudily2. (intr) to make an ostentatious display[C16: from Middle Dutch pronken; related to German Prunk splendour, prangen to be in full splendour]prank1 (præŋk)
n. a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature. [1520–30; orig. uncertain] prank2 (præŋk)
v.t. 1. to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner. v.i. 2. to make an ostentatious show or display. [1540–50; akin to Dutch pronken to show off, strut, pronk show, finery, Middle Low German prank pomp] prank
Past participle: pranked
Gerund: pranking
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| I prank | | you prank | | he/she/it pranks | | we prank | | you prank | | they prank |
| Preterite |
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| I pranked | | you pranked | | he/she/it pranked | | we pranked | | you pranked | | they pranked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am pranking | | you are pranking | | he/she/it is pranking | | we are pranking | | you are pranking | | they are pranking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have pranked | | you have pranked | | he/she/it has pranked | | we have pranked | | you have pranked | | they have pranked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was pranking | | you were pranking | | he/she/it was pranking | | we were pranking | | you were pranking | | they were pranking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had pranked | | you had pranked | | he/she/it had pranked | | we had pranked | | you had pranked | | they had pranked |
| Future |
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| I will prank | | you will prank | | he/she/it will prank | | we will prank | | you will prank | | they will prank |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have pranked | | you will have pranked | | he/she/it will have pranked | | we will have pranked | | you will have pranked | | they will have pranked |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be pranking | | you will be pranking | | he/she/it will be pranking | | we will be pranking | | you will be pranking | | they will be pranking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been pranking | | you have been pranking | | he/she/it has been pranking | | we have been pranking | | you have been pranking | | they have been pranking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been pranking | | you will have been pranking | | he/she/it will have been pranking | | we will have been pranking | | you will have been pranking | | they will have been pranking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been pranking | | you had been pranking | | he/she/it had been pranking | | we had been pranking | | you had been pranking | | they had been pranking |
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| I would prank | | you would prank | | he/she/it would prank | | we would prank | | you would prank | | they would prank |
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| I would have pranked | | you would have pranked | | he/she/it would have pranked | | we would have pranked | | you would have pranked | | they would have pranked |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  prank - acting like a clown or buffoon buffoonery, clowning, harlequinade, japery, frivolityfoolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence - foolish or senseless behaviorschtick, schtik, shtick, shtik - (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh" | | 2. |  prank - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementantic, joke, put-on, trick, caperdiversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"dirty trick - an unkind or aggressive trickpractical joke - a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) | | Verb | 1. | prank - dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" | | 2. | prank - dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" |
pranknoun trick, lark (informal), caper, frolic, escapade, practical joke, skylarking (informal), antic, jape a stupid schoolboy prankprank 1nounA mischievous act:antic, caper, frolic, joke, lark, trick.Informal: shenanigan.Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural).
prank 2verbTo dress in formal or special clothing:array, attire, deck (out), dress up.Informal: trick out (or up).Slang: doll up.Translationsprank (prӕŋk) noun a trick; a practical joke. 開玩笑，惡作劇，胡鬧 开玩笑，恶作剧，胡闹
prank
pull a prank (on someone)To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke (against someone). It turns out that the supposed alien visitors that people had been seeing were just a bunch of teenagers pulling a prank on the town. I've got a great plan to pull a prank on the school for April Fools' Day. The fake article had been in print in the renowned scientific journal for more than a week before its author revealed that he had pulled a prank when he decided to submit it.See also: prank, pullplay a trick on someone and play a prank on someoneto do a trick that affects someone. Somebody played a trick on me by hiding my shoes. The little boys planned to play a trick on their teacher by turning up the heat in the classroom.See also: on, play, trickprank
Related to prank: Prank callSynonyms for pranknoun trickSynonyms- trick
- lark
- caper
- frolic
- escapade
- practical joke
- skylarking
- antic
- jape
Synonyms for pranknoun a mischievous actSynonyms- antic
- caper
- frolic
- joke
- lark
- trick
- shenanigan
- monkeyshine
verb to dress in formal or special clothingSynonyms- array
- attire
- deck
- dress up
- trick out
- doll up
Synonyms for pranknoun acting like a clown or buffoonSynonyms- buffoonery
- clowning
- harlequinade
- japery
- frivolity
Related Words- foolery
- tomfoolery
- lunacy
- craziness
- folly
- indulgence
- schtick
- schtik
- shtick
- shtik
noun a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementSynonyms- antic
- joke
- put-on
- trick
- caper
Related Words- diversion
- recreation
- dirty trick
- practical joke
verb dress or decorate showily or gaudilyRelated Words- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
verb dress up showilyRelated Words- attire
- deck out
- deck up
- dress up
- fancy up
- fig out
- fig up
- rig out
- tog out
- tog up
- trick out
- trick up
- gussy up
- overdress
- prink
- get up
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