PRANK


Meaning of PRANK in English

I. noun

a mischievous or roguish act

he was always playing pranks on his sister

Synonyms: antic, caper, dido(es), frolic, lark, monkeyshine(s), ||rig, shenanigan, shine(s), ||skite, tomfoolery, trick, wheeze; compare escapade , trick 1

Related Word: fooling, high jinks, horseplay, roughhouse, roughhousing, rowdiness, skylarking; gambol, play, rollick, sport; frivolity, levity, lightness; caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, vagary, whim, whimsy

II. verb

1.

Synonyms: adorn , beautify, bedeck, deck, decorate, dress (up), embellish, garnish, ornament, trim

2.

Synonyms: dress up 1, deck (out), doll out, doll up, fix up, gussy up, primp, smarten (up), spiff, spruce (up)

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.