I . n.
1.
Idiot, natural.
2.
Dolt, witling, driveller, idiot, simpleton, ninny, nincompoop, blockhead. See dunce .
3.
Buffoon, harlequin, droll, punch, antic, jester, zany, clown, merry-andrew, scaramouch, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.
II . v. n.
Trifle, toy, play, jest, play the ~, play in the monkey, act like a ~.
III . v. a.
Deceive, cheat, trick, dupe, gull, delude, circumvent, cozen, overreach, beguile, hoodwink, chouse, cully, impose upon.