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fooled definition
fooled |
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 -------------- 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 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")
fooled definition
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