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fool

/ fool /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a person who lacks good judgment
Type of:
simpleton simple
Kinds of:
ass clown buffoon flibbertigibbet foolish woman
Derived:
gull dupe slang befool cod
verb Sense 2
make a fool or dupe of
Type of:
deceive lead on delude
Derived:
chump gull mark patsy fall guy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Type of:
victim dupe
Derived:
absorb suck imbibe soak up sop up
noun Sense 4
a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
Type of:
clown buffoon merry andrew
Derived:
horse around arse around fool around joke jest
verb Sense 5
indulge in horseplay
"Enough horsing around--let''s get back to work!"
"The bored children were fooling about"
Type of:
joke jest play
Derived:
jester motley fool folly foolery tomfoolery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"
"You can''t fool me!"
Type of:
deceive betray lead astray
Kinds of:
pull the leg of kid
Derived:
take-in fraud fraudulence dupery hoax
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one''s inheritance"
Type of:
consume squander waste
Derived:
waste wastefulness dissipation
Entails:
consume eat up use up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
17
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simpleton simple ass clown buffoon flibbertigibbet foolish woman deceive lead on delude victim dupe