GULL

gull, seagull, sea gull

(noun) mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug

(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across

(verb) fool or hoax; “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”; “You can’t fool me!”

fool, gull, befool

(verb) make a fool or dupe of

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

gull (plural gulls)

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Synonyms

• (seabird): mew, seamew, seagull

Etymology 2

Noun

gull (plural gulls)

(slang) A cheating trick; a fraud.

One easily cheated; a dupe.

(obsolete, Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.

Synonyms

• (dupe): See also dupe

• (swindler): See also fraudster

Verb

gull (third-person singular simple present gulls, present participle gulling, simple past and past participle gulled)

To deceive or cheat.

(US, slang) To mislead.

(US, slang) To trick and defraud.

Synonyms

• (to deceive): See also deceive

Etymology

In reference to the seagulls found in Torquay, a coastal town.

Noun

Gull (plural Gulls)

(soccer) A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.

Source: Wiktionary

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Gull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gulling.] Etym: [Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf. OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.]

Definition: To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud. The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. Dryden. I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service. Coleridge.

Gull, n.

1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. Shak.

2. One easily cheated; a dupe. Shak.

Gull, n. Etym: [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera.

Note: Among the best known American species are the herring gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull (L. murinus) the laughing gull (L. atricilla), and Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common European gull is Larus canus. Gull teaser (Zoöl.), the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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