prank

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Synonyms: frank, rank, crank, prink, prang, plank, brank, pronk, prana, krank, drank

Antonyms: frank, rank, crank, prink, prang, plank, brank, pronk, prana, krank, drank

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Noun

1. A [[practical joke]] or [[mischievous]] [[trick]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} An evil [[deed]]; a [[malicious]] trick, an act of [[cruel]] [[deception]].

Verb

1. {{senseid|en|trick with a practical joke}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To perform a [[practical joke]] on; to [[trick#Verb|trick]] and [[make a fool of|make a fool]] of someone.
2. {{senseid|en|make a missed call intentionally as limited but free communication}} {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[call]] someone's [[phone]] and [[hang up]] before they [[answer]], so as to [[send]] them a [[notification]] (of a [[missed call]]) without [[incur]]ring [[fee]]s.<!--related, by extension, to prank call sense; this sense is the mobile phone analogue of the practice on [[payphone]]s of [[call collect|calling collect]] and hanging up as soon as delivering a rapid message instead of announcing one's name-->
3. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[adorn]] in a [[showy]] manner; to [[dress]] or [[equip]] [[ostentatiously]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make an [[ostentatious]] [[show]].

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