x played a practical joke on y
1Practical joke — involving completely blocking someone s doorway with phone books …
2Practical joke — Practical Prac ti*cal, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. {Pragmatic}, {Practice}.] 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.… …
3practical joke — A practical joke is a trick played on someone that is meant to be funny for people watching, though normally embarrassing for the person being tricked …
4practical joke — n. a trick played on someone, esp. one intended to cause embarrassment or discomfort for the victim practical joker n …
5practical joke — ► NOUN ▪ a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others …
6practical joke — noun a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) • Hypernyms: ↑antic, ↑joke, ↑prank, ↑trick, ↑caper, ↑put on • Hyponyms: ↑April fool, ↑ho …
7practical joke — noun a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others. Derivatives practical joker noun …
8practical joke — /præktɪkəl ˈdʒoʊk/ (say praktikuhl johk) noun a trick played upon a person, often involving some physical action. –practical joker, noun …
9Practical — Prac ti*cal, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. {Pragmatic}, {Practice}.] 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action. [1913… …
10joke — jokeless, adj. jokingly, adv. /johk/, n., v., joked, joking. n. 1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him …
