Fool | Mean of fool in English Dictionary

/ˈfuːl/

• Noun
• a person who lacks good sense or judgment
1. those fools who ride motorcycles without wearing helmets
2. Only a fool would ask such a silly question.
3. You'd be a fool to believe what he tells you.
4. You're making yourself look like a fool.
5. A fool and his money are soon parted. [=a foolish person spends money too quickly on unimportant things]
6. Any fool can see [=anyone can see] that he's lying.
7. I never thought you'd be fool enough to believe him. = I never thought you'd be enough of a fool to believe him.
8. (informal) Only that fool of a brother [=that foolish brother] of yours would ask such a silly question!
9. (informal) Some (damn/damned) fool of a driver kept trying to pass me!
10. Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread ). [=it is foolish to take action if you do not know much about what you are doing]
11. (Brit, informal) (The ) more fool you if you believe him. = (The) more fool you for believing him. [=you would be a fool to believe him]
12. (Brit, informal) More fool him for trusting her.
13. There's no fool like an old fool. [=a foolish old person is especially foolish because an old person should have learned from experience not to make the kind of mistakes a young person makes]
14. He may not look very smart, but he's no fool.
15. Don't try to trick her—she's nobody's fool.
• a person who enjoys something very much
1. He's a dancing fool. [=he loves to dance]
2. He's a fool for candy. [=he loves to eat candy]
• a dessert made with cooked fruit and cream or a thick sauce
1. a strawberry fool

• to behave in a silly or foolish way
1. If you keep playing the fool by asking silly questions, people won't take you seriously.
• to behave in a very foolish or silly way
1. He got drunk at the party and made a fool of himself.
2. He's making a fool of himself over that woman.
• to cause (someone) to look stupid or foolish
1. She made a fool of me by insulting me in front of my friends.
• Verb
• to speak or act in a way that is not serious
1. I was only fooling.
2. When she first told us that she was getting married, we thought she was fooling.
• to make (someone) believe something that is not true
1. His disguise didn't fool anybody.
2. “He's an expert in his field.” “Well, you sure could have fooled me!” [=I doubt that he is really an expert in his field]
3. He really had me fooled.
4. Stop fooling yourself —she doesn't really love you.
5. He fooled me into thinking I could trust him.
6. We were fooled into thinking there was no danger.
7. fool the eye into seeing colors that aren't there
• to do things that are not useful or serious
1. We fooled around [=messed around] outdoors for a while, but then went inside to get some work done.
2. He decided it was time to stop fooling around and settle down and get married.
3. Wow, he's already done everything he promised. He doesn't fool around, does he? [=he gets things done quickly]
• to have sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular partner
1. His wife discovered that he was fooling around (on her). [=that he was having sex with another woman]
2. His wife discovered that he was fooling around with his secretary.
• to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious
1. I'm not really a painter; I just like to fool around with paints.
• to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way
1. Stop fooling [=fiddling, messing] around with the stereo.
2. Don't fool around with that gun.
• to handle or play with (something) in a careless way
1. Don't fool with [=mess with] that gun.
• to deal with or be involved with (something that causes or that could cause trouble)
1. The company doesn't want to fool with [=mess with, be bothered with] small distributors.
• to deal with (someone) in a way that may cause anger or violence
1. I wouldn't want to fool with [=mess with] that guy.