All lark synonyms
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- prank β a trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.
- carousal β a merry drinking party
- dido β an antic; prank; trick
- romp β to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
- outing β a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.: He always left himself an out.
- adventure β If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- antic β an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
- spree β a river in E Germany, flowing N through Berlin to the Havel River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- frolic β merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- bird β A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly.
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- joke β 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.
- caper β Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- high jinks β boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
- laugh β to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- escapade β An act or incident involving excitement, daring, or adventure.
verb lark
- live it up β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- cut capers β To engage in brief frolics, romps, or frantic, ridiculous dances.
- jape β to jest; joke; gibe.
- fool around β a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- roister β to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- raise hell β the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- skylark β a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- lap up β (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- paint the town β a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- muck about β moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- kick over the traces β either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
- kick up one's heels β the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- blow off steam β water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- larking β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- paint the town red β a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- revel β to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- whoop it up β a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- make whoopee β make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
- dancing β When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
- skylarking β a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- step out β a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- gambol β to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- horse around β a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- run around β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- frisk β to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
- monkey around β any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.