fool up in English

Forms: fools up [present, singular, third-person], fooling up [participle, present], fooled up [participle, past], fooled up [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fool up (third-person singular simple present fools up, present participle fooling up, simple past and past participle fooled up)

Inflected forms

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        "To act foolishly."
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        "(archaic, intransitive) To act foolishly."
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"fool up" meaning in English

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