Meaning of prank in English

(Definition of prank from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Examples of prank

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After a brief interval of pranks and jokes by the atsaras, a shrill call issued from the temple.
The premise of the show involves concealed cameras filming pranks on celebrities, both local and international.
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Impetuous and always getting into mischief, such as pulling pranks and cracking jokes.
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Googly eyes are used for a variety of arts and crafts projects including pipe cleaner farm animals, silly sock puppets, mischievous pranks, and other creations.
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Initially he did not take his studies seriously, and was suspended twice for hazing and pranks against fellow students.
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The two often work together making pranks and are addressed as a single unit as opposed to two individual people.
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Finn tries to use pranks to coerce him into leaving.
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Under this persona, he plays pranks on and makes life difficult for everyone.
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He had a reputation for his disproportionate top lip, his bad breath and his pranks.
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The show does not rely on pranks, spoof interviews, faked phone calls or laugh tracks.
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One day their pranks on each other go too far and the school has to close as a result.
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At age five he had been a prodigy troublemaker, playing pranks that were mature beyond his years.
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A couple of the pranks provide minor amusement, but overall, this is a weak episode.
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The author claimed that the program was meant to be used for pranks, not for illegally breaking into computer systems.
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Motl discovers that being fatherless confers on him certain social privileges, and the more ready forgiveness of the adult community for his pranks.
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Translations of prank

in Chinese (Traditional)
胡鬧,玩笑,惡作劇, 對…胡鬧,對…惡作劇…
in Chinese (Simplified)
胡闹,玩笑,恶作剧, 对…胡闹,对…恶作剧…
in Spanish
broma, travesura [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
peça, pegadinha, brincadeira [feminine]…
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in Russian
muziplik, şaka, oyun…
farce [feminine], farce, tour…
いたずら…
poets…
žert…
nummer, practical joke…
gurauan…
เล่ห์กระเท่ห์…
trò chơi khăm…
psikus, psota…
spratt, upptåg, tilltag…
usikan…
der Streich…
skøyerstrek [masculine], påfunn [neuter], skøyerstrek…
витівка, вибрик…
выходка, проделка…
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