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prank
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As a noun, prank means a practical joke or mischievous trick. As a verb, it means perform a practical joke on.
Meanings of prank
10 meaningsnoun
A practical joke or mischievous trick.
“He pulled a gruesome prank on his sister.”
Acting like a clown or buffoon
Similar: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteAn evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
verb
To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
slangTo call someone's phone and promptly hang up
“Hey man, prank me when you wanna get picked up.”
“I don't have your number in my phone; can you prank me?”
To make an ostentatious show.
Dress or decorate showily or gaudily
“Roses were pranking the lawn”
Older and rare meanings (1)
archaicTo adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
adjective
obsoleteFull of gambols or tricks.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).