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fooling definition

fooling


 
  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 
 
  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 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fool 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  fool 
 
  Sense  2 
  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  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 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fool 
 
  fool  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fooling 
  befooling 
 
  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") 
 
  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) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  fooling 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  fooling 
 
  fooling  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fooling 
  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") 



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