1. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   "The clown's pranks had the children laughing uncontrollably";
   - antic, joke, trick, caper [informal], put-on [N. Amer, informal], dido [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Acting like a clown or buffoon
   "The comedian's prank had the audience in stitches";
   - buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade [archaic]

1. Subject to a playful hoax or joke
   "The pranksters pranked their friends with a fake lottery win announcement";
   - hoax, pull someone's leg [informal], play a joke on
    
2. Dress up showily
   "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
    
3. Dress or decorate showily or gaudily
   "Roses were pranking the lawn"

Derived forms: pranks, pranked, pranking

Type of: adorn, attire, beautify, cozen [literary], craziness, deceive, decorate, delude, diversion, doll up [informal], dress up, embellish, fancify, fancy up [informal], fig out [informal], fig up [informal], folly, foolery, get up, grace, gussy up [N. Amer, informal], indulgence, lead on, lunacy, ornament, recreation, rig out, tog out [informal], tog up [informal], tomfoolery, trick out, trick up

Encyclopedia: Prank