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fooled
Overview of verb fool
The verb fool has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (6) fool, gull, befool -- (make a fool or dupe of)
2. fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away -- (spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance")
3. gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!")
4. horse around, arse around, fool around, fool -- (indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about")
Antonyms of verb fool
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fool
4 senses of fool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
=> victimize, victimise
=> wrong
=> treat, handle, do by
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 3
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
=> misinform, mislead
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
=> play
=> act
=> joke, jest
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fool
1 of 4 senses of fool
Sense 3
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> pull the leg of, kid
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fool
4 senses of fool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sense 2
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
Sense 3
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
Sense 4
horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
=> play
=> joke, jest
'Cause To' of verb fool
Derived Forms of verb fool
3 of 4 senses of fool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
RELATED TO>(noun) fool#2
=> chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
RELATED TO>(noun) fool#1
=> fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool
Sense 3
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
RELATED TO>(noun) fool#1
=> fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool
RELATED TO>(noun) fool#2
=> chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
Sense 4
horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
RELATED TO>(noun) fool#3
=> jester, fool, motley fool
RELATED TO>(noun) foolery#1
=> folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence
Domain of verb fool
Domain Terms of verb fool
Familiarity of verb fool
fool used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb fool
4 senses of fool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fool
4 senses of fool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
=> betray, sell
=> cheat, chisel
=> shill
=> flim-flam, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
=> fool, gull, befool
=> cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander
=> hoax, pull someone's leg, play a joke on
=> ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
=> humbug
Sense 2
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
=> lavish, shower
=> overspend
=> splurge, fling
Sense 3
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
> deceive, betray, lead astray
=> pose, impersonate, personate
=> bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false
=> gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
Sense 4
horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
> play
=> roughhouse
=> horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
=> frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
=> dabble, paddle, splash around
> joke, jest
=> gag, quip
=> horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
=> pun
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fool
Sense 1
fool, gull, befool
=> deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
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Sense 2
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
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Sense 3
gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
=> deceive, betray, lead astray
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Sense 4
horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
=> play
=> joke, jest
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Grep of verb fool
befool
fool
fool around
fool away
foolproof
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