Definition of pranks Pranks

/pɹæˈŋks/ - [prangks] -

We found 3 definitions of pranks from 2 different sources.

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What does pranks mean?

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  • pranks (Noun)
    Plural of prank.

Part of speech

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  • pranks, verb, present, 3rd person singular of prank (infinitive).
  • pranks, noun, plural of prank.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

pranks, pranking, pranked  

prank - dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
  attire, trick out, tog up, tog out, rig out, gussy up, fig up, fig out, fancy up, deck up, deck out, trick up, overdress, prink, dress up, 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"
prank - dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"
  grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
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  • prank (Noun)
    An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
  • prank (Noun)
    A practical joke or mischievous trick.
  • prank (Verb)
    To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
  • prank (Verb)
    To make ostentatious show.
  • prank (Verb)
    To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
  • prank (Verb)
    To call someone's phone and promptly hang up.
  • prank (Adjective)
    Full of gambols or tricks.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • prank (v. t.)
    To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.
  • prank (v. i.)
    To make ostentatious show.
  • prank (n.)
    A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.
  • prank (a.)
    Full of gambols or tricks.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • prank
    prangk, v.t. to display or adorn showily: to put in right order.—v.i. to make great show.—n. a sportive action: a mischievous trick.—n. Prank′er.—adv. Prank′ingly.—adjs. Prank′ish, Prank′some. [Closely akin to prink, a form of prick.]

Part of speech

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  • prank, verb, present, 1st person singular of prank (infinitive).
  • prank, verb (infinitive).
  • prank, noun, singular of pranks.

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