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FOOL AROUND
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Indulge in horseplay
Example:
The bored children were fooling about
Synonyms:
arse around; fool; fool around; horse around
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "fool around" is one way to...):
jest; joke (tell a joke; speak humorously)
play (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Commit adultery
Example:
he plays around a lot
Synonyms:
fool around; play around
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "fool around" is one way to...):
betray; cheat; cheat on; cuckold; wander (be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
