fool

Definitions of fool in various dictionaries:

noun - a person who lacks good judgment

noun - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

noun - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

verb - make a fool or dupe of

verb - spend frivolously and unwisely

verb - fool or hoax

verb - indulge in horseplay

One who is regarded as deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding.

One who acts unwisely on a given occasion: I was a fool to have refused the job.

One who has been tricked or made to appear ridiculous; a dupe: They made a fool of me by pretending I won the award.

A person with a talent or an enthusiasm for a certain activity: a dancing fool; a fool for skiing.

A member of a royal or noble household who provided entertainment, as with jokes or antics; a jester.

A dessert made of stewed or puréed fruit mixed with cream or custard and served cold.

A mentally deficient person; an idiot.

To deceive or trick; dupe: “trying to learn how to fool a trout with a little bit of floating fur and feather” (Charles Kuralt).

To confound or prove wrong; surprise, especially pleasantly: We were sure they would fail, but they fooled us.

Informal.

To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke: I was just fooling when I said you couldn’t have any of my candy.

To behave comically; clown.

To feign; pretend: He said he had a toothache but it turned out he was only fooling.

To engage in idle or frivolous activity.

Foolish; stupid: off on some fool errand or other.

To engage in idle or casual activity; putter: was fooling around with some figures in hopes of balancing the budget.

To engage in frivolous activity; make fun.

To engage in casual, often promiscuous sexual acts.

To act in an irresponsible or foolish manner.

To behave in a playful or comical manner.

verb - to mislead by falsehood