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fooling
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")
Overview of adj fooling
The adj fooling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) fooling, casual -- (characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter")
Grep of noun fooling
befooling
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
Antonyms of adj fooling
1 sense of fooling
Sense 1
fooling, casual
INDIRECT (VIA light) -> heavy
Similarity of adj fooling
1 sense of fooling
Sense 1
fooling, casual
=> light (vs. heavy)
Pertainyms of adj fooling
Attributes of adj fooling
Domain of adj fooling
Domain Terms of adj fooling
Familiarity of adj fooling
fooling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj fooling
fooling
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