Meaning of PRINK
Pronunciation: | | preengk
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- [v] put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
- [v] dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
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| Synonyms: | | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up |
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| Antonyms: | | dress down, underdress | |
| See Also: | | bedizen, dizen, enrobe, get dressed, plume, prank, preen, primp, tart up | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Prink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Prinking}.] [Probably a nasalized form of prick. See
{Prick}, v. t., and cf. {Prig}, {Prank}.]
To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank.
\Prink\, v. t.
To prank or dress up; to deck fantastically. ``And prink
their hair with daisies.'' --Cowper.
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