Prank

v. t.	1.	To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously; - often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See Prink. [imp. & p. p. Pranked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pranking.] In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. - Spenser.
v. i.	1.	To make ostentatious show. White houses prank where once were huts. - M. Arnold.
n.	1.	A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous trick; a caper; a frolic. The harpies . . . played their accustomed pranks. - Sir W. Raleigh. His pranks have been too broad to bear with. - Shak.
a.	1.	Full of gambols or tricks.

Noun	1.	prank - acting like a clown or buffoon Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, harlequinade, frivolity
	2.	prank - a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Synonyms: antic, joke, put-on, trick, caper
Verb	1.	prank - dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"
	2.	prank - dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"

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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