Overview of noun fool

The noun fool has 3 senses

• fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool -- (a person who lacks good judgment)


• chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug -- (a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of)


• jester, fool, motley fool -- (a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages)

Overview of verb fool

The verb fool has 4 senses

• fool, gull, befool -- (make a fool or dupe of)


• fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away -- (spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance")


• 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!")


• 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")