Prank

Quick meaning: Prank is a noun meaning A practical joke or mischievous trick.

Meaning

A practical joke or mischievous trick.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
2. (transitive, archaic) To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
3. (intransitive) To make an ostentatious show.
4. (transitive, slang) To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.
5. (obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.

Example Sentences

play a prank

pull a prank on someone

She played a cruel prank on him.

He pulled a gruesome prank on his sister.

Word Forms

• pranks
• pranking
• pranked
• prankt

Synonyms for prank

Depending on context, synonyms include caper, capriccio, curvet, gag, gambade, lark.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include antic, joke, clowning, caper, buffoonery, frivolity.

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