[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prank \prank\, v. t. imp.  p. p. pranked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   pranking. cf. e. prink, also g. prangen, prunken, to
   shine, to make a show, dan. prange, prunke, sw. prunka, d.
   pronken.
   to adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously;
   -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. see
   prink.
   1913 webster

         in sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank.
                                                  --spenser.
   1913 webster
see also:
pranked pranking prink 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prank \prank\, v. i.
   to make ostentatious show.
   1913 webster

         white houses prank where once were huts. --m. arnold.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prank \prank\, n.
   a gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous
   trick; a caper; a frolic. --spenser.
   1913 webster

         the harpies . . . played their accustomed pranks. --sir
                                                  w. raleigh.
   1913 webster

         his pranks have been too broad to bear with. --shak.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prank \prank\, a.
   full of gambols or tricks. obs.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

prank
     n 1: acting like a clown or buffoon syn: buffoonery, clowning,
           frivolity, harlequinade
     2: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
        syn: antic, joke, trick, caper, put-on
     v 1: dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "roses were pranking
          the lawn"
     2: dress up showily; "he pranked himself out in his best
        clothes"
see also:
buffoonery clowning frivolity harlequinade antic joke 
trick caper put-on 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

91 moby thesaurus words for "prank":
   adorn, antic, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caper,
   caprice, color, conceit, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, dizen,
   doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich,
   escapade, fancy, fancy up, fig out, fix up, fooling, freak,
   frivolity, frolic, furbish, gambol, garnish, get up, grace,
   gussy up, high jinks, horseplay, jape, jest, lark, levity,
   lightness, mischief, monkeyshine, monkeyshines, ornament,
   overdress, paint, play, practical joke, prank up, preen, prettify,
   pretty up, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, rag out, redecorate,
   redo, refurbish, rollick, roughhouse, rowdiness, set off, set out,
   shenanigans, shines, skylarking, slick up, smarten, smarten up,
   spiff, sport, spruce up, stunt, titivate, tomfoolery, trick,
   trick out, trick up, trim, vagary, waggish trick, wheeze, whim,
   whimsy

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