Prank definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PRANK, v.t. To adorn in a showy manner; to dress ... adjust to ostentation. In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. It is often followed by up. --And me, poor lowly maid, Most goddess-like prankt up. PRANK, n. Properly, a sudden start or sally. [See Prance.] Hence ... other. --In came the harpies and played their accustomed pranks. PRANK, a. Frolicksome; full of gambols or tricks. WordNet (r) 3 ... a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank] 2: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun ...
... grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on] v 1: jump about playfully Merriam ... Date: 1592 1. a frolicsome leap 2. a capricious escapade ; prank 3. an illegal or questionable act; especially theft Oxford Reference ... playful jump or leap. 2 a a fantastic proceeding; a prank. b sl. any activity or occupation. Phrases and idioms: cut ... a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. --Shak. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Caper Ca"per, n. [D ... in a frolicsome mood), skip, hop, spring, bound, gambol, romp, prank, freak. Foolish Dictionary A foot in the air. Moby ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PRINK, v.i. 1. To prank; to dress for show. 2. To strut; to put on ... 2 intr. dress oneself up. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. f. prank dress, adorn, rel. to MLG prank pomp, Du. pronk finery Webster's 1913 Dictionary Prink Prink ... form of prick. See Prick, v. t., and cf. Prig, Prank.] To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Prink Prink, v. t. To prank or dress up; to deck fantastically. ``And prink their ...
Pranking definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PRANK'ING, ppr. Setting off or adorning for display. PRANK'ING, n. Ostentatious display of dress. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Prank Prank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pranked; p. pr. & vb. n ... dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink. In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. --Spenser.
Pranked definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PRANK'ED PRANK'ER, n. One that dresses ostentatiously. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Prank Prank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pranked; p. pr. & vb. n ... dress or equip ostentatiously; -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink. In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. --Spenser.
... play about cheerfully, gambol. --n. 1 cheerful play. 2 a prank. 3 a merry party. 4 an outburst of gaiety. 5 ... s 1913 Dictionary Frolic Frol"ic, n. 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. He ... of English Synonyms I. n. 1. Gambol, escapade, lark, wild prank, flight of levity, spree ( colloq. ). 2. Fun, pleasantry, drollery. 3 ... merriment, merrymaking, mirth, monkeyshine, monkeyshines, party, partying, play, practical joke, prank, radiate cheer, rejoice, revel, revelry, riot, roister, rollick, romp, shenanigan ...
... grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on] 5: an illusory feat; considered magical ... practice meant to deceive or defraud b. a mischievous act ; prank c. an indiscreet or childish action d. a deceptive, dexterous ... playing cards, plot, plotting, ploy, poor excuse, practical joke, practice, prank, praxis, pretense, pretension, pretext, property, protestation, public motive, put one ...
... that all his lets are raised at once. 2. A prank; a frolic. CURVET, v.i. 1. To leap; to bound ... his legs are in the air at once. 2. A prank; a frolic. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Curvet Cur"vet, v ... Caper, frisk. II. n. 1. Leap, bound. 2. Caper, frolic, prank.
... annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank" [syn: arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked] Merriam ... pranks < a prankish child > 2. having the nature of a prank < prankish acts > • prankishly adverb • prankishness noun Webster's 1913 Dictionary Prankish Prank"ish, a. Full of pranks; frolicsome. Soule's Dictionary of ...
... in frolic; a skip; a hop; a leap; a sportive prank. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: gay or light ... skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. --Dryden. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (gambols, gambolling, gambolled) Note: in ... capers, leap, hop, or skip (in sport). II. n. Frolic, prank, skip, hop, caper, romp. Moby Thesaurus antic, beam, bob, bounce ...