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prank 1
(prăngk)n.
A mischievous trick or practical joke.
[Origin unknown.]
prank 2
(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).]
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prank
(præŋk)n
a mischievous trick or joke, esp one in which something is done rather than said
[C16: of unknown origin]
ˈprankish adj
prank
(præŋk)vb
1. (tr) to dress or decorate showily or gaudily
2. (intr) to make an ostentatious display
[C16: from Middle Dutch pronken; related to German Prunk splendour, prangen to be in full splendour]
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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]
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prank
Past participle: pranked
Gerund: pranking
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| Noun | 1. |  prank - acting like a clown or buffoon |
| 2. |  prank - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusementdiversion, 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 trick practical 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" |
| 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" |
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prank
noun trick, lark (informal), caper, frolic, escapade, practical joke, skylarking (informal), antic, jape a stupid schoolboy prank
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prank 1
nounA mischievous act:
Informal: shenanigan.
Slang: monkeyshine (often used in plural).
prank 2
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
حيلَه مُضْحِكَهمَزْحَة
kanadský žertíkžert
drengestregnummerpractical joke
kepponenelkeet
podvalapsina
prakkarastrik, hrekkur
戯れ
장난
draiskulībanerātnība
potegavščina
busstreck
การเล่นตลก
eşek şakasıkaba şakamuziplik
trò đùa
prank
[præŋk] N → broma fa student prank → una broma estudiantil
a childish prank → una travesura, una diablura
to play a prank on sb → gastar una broma a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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prank
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
prank
[præŋk] n → scherzetto, burlaa childish prank → una birichinata
to play a prank on sb → giocare un tiro a qn, fare uno scherzo a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prank
(prӕŋk) noun a trick; a practical joke.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
prank
→ مَزْحَة kanadský žertík drengestreg Streich φάρσα travesura kepponen farce podvala beffa 戯れ 장난 streek rampestrek wybryk travessura шалость busstreck การเล่นตลก kaba şaka trò đùa 胡闹Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009