FOOL

(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
synonyms : chump , fall guy , gull , mark , mug , patsy , soft touch , sucker
(noun) a person who lacks good judgment
synonyms : muggins , sap , saphead , tomfool
(noun) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages
synonyms : jester , motley fool
(verb) indulge in horseplay
"Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!", "The bored children were fooling about"
synonyms : arse around , fool around , horse around
(verb) fool or hoax
"The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone", "You can't fool me!"
synonyms : befool , cod , dupe , gull , put on , put one across , put one over , slang , take in
(verb) spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
synonyms : dissipate , fool away , fritter , fritter away , frivol away , shoot
(verb) make a fool or dupe of
synonyms : befool , gull
we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail -added by nithi

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