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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
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
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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