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prank - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'prank' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prank [ a.]
- Full of gambols or tricks.
2 . Prank [ n.]
- A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.
3 . Prank [ v. i.]
- To make ostentatious show.
4 . 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.

Meaning of 'prank' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prank [ v]
Meaning (1):
- dress up showily
Example in sentence:
  • He pranked himself out in his best clothes
Meaning (2):
- dress or decorate showily or gaudily
Example in sentence:
  • Roses were pranking the lawn