prank
noun · verb · adjectiveA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A practical joke or mischievous trick.
play a prank
pull a prank on someone
He pulled a gruesome prank on his sister.
- 2.
(obsolete)An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
She played a cruel prank on him.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To perform a practical joke on; to trick and make a fool of someone.
- 2.
(slang, transitive)To call someone's phone and hang up before they answer, so as to send them a notification (of a missed call) without incurring fees.
Hey man, prank me when you wanna get picked up.
I don't have your number in my phone; can you prank me?
Đồng nghĩa: missed call
- 3.
(archaic, transitive)To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence, B:II And there a Seaſon atween June and May, Half prankt with Spring, with Summer half imbrown'd, A liſtleſs Climate made, where, Sooth to ſay, No living Wight could work, ne cared even for Play.
- 4.
(intransitive)To make an ostentatious show.
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Origin. Perhaps from Middle English pranken (to adorn, arrange one's attire), probably from Middle Dutch pronken, proncken (to flaunt, make a show, arrange one's attire), related to prangen, prangen, pragt, all from Proto-Germanic *pranganą, *prangijaną, *prag- (to press, squeeze, thring), from Proto-Indo-European *brengʰ- (to press, squeeze).