prank
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
acting like a clown or buffoon
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
Roses were pranking the lawn
Types & categories
- ornament hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Types & categories
- diversion hypernym
- dirty trick hyponym
- practical joke hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
dress up showily
He pranked himself out in his best clothes
Types & categories
- attire hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | frivolous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | foolery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shtik |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ornament |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | joker |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trickster |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | diversion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dirty trick |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | practical joke |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | attire |