Dictionary Entry
prank
prank is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink.
- 2intransitive verb
To make ostentatious show.
- 3noun
A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic.
- 4adjective
Full of gambols or tricks.
- 5noun
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
- 6noun
acting like a clown or buffoon
- 7verb
dress up showily
"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
- 8verb
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
"Roses were pranking the lawn"
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