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Meaning of fool

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fool
      n 1: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {sap},
           {saphead}, {muggins}, {tomfool}]
      2: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:
         {chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy},
         {sucker}, {soft touch}, {mug}]
      3: a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman
         in the Middle Ages [syn: {jester}, {fool}, {motley fool}]
      v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: {fool}, {gull}, {befool}]
      2: spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's
         inheritance" [syn: {fritter}, {frivol away}, {dissipate},
         {shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]
      3: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
         everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
         {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
         one over}, {put one across}]
      4: indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back
         to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" [syn:
         {horse around}, {arse around}, {fool around}, {fool}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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