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Verb fool has 4 senses
- fool, gull, befool - make a fool or dupe of
--1 is one way to deceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
--2 is one way to consume, squander, waste, ware
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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!"
--3 is one way to deceive, betray, lead astray
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- 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"
--4 is a kind of play; joke, jest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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