gull
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈgəl 
: any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
especially : a usually gray and white bird (especially of the genus Larus) differing from a tern in usually larger size, stouter build, thicker somewhat hooked bill, less pointed wings, and short unforked tail
gull
2 of 3verb
gulled; gulling; gulls
transitive verb
: to take advantage of (one who is foolish or unwary) : deceive
gull
3 of 3noun (2)
: a person who is easily deceived or cheated : dupe
Synonyms
Verb
- bamboozle
- beguile
- bluff
- buffalo
- burn
- catch
- con
- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- dupe
- fake out
- fool
- gaff
- gammon
- have
- have on [chiefly British]
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- humbug
- juggle
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- snooker
- snow
- spoof
- string along
- suck in
- sucker
- take in
- trick
Noun (2)
- chump
- dupe
- mug [chiefly British]
- patsy
- pigeon
- pushover
- sap
- soft touch
- sucker
- tool
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Example Sentences
Verb we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gwylan gull
Verb
obsolete gull gullet, from Middle English golle, from Anglo-French gule, gole
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1550, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1594, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing gull
Kids Definition
gull
noun
ˈgəl
: a waterbird with webbed feet that is usually gray and white in color and has a thick strong bill
gulls 1 of 2
noun
as in suckers
one who is easily deceived or cheated was enough of a gull to fall victim to a pyramid scheme even though he'd been duped before Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- suckers
- pigeons
- victims
- patsies
- tools
- dupes
- chumps
- geese
- targets
- soft touches
- fools
- saps
- losers
- pushovers
- lunatics
- idiots
- monkeys
- turkeys
- mugs
- boobies
- morons
- schlemiels
- butts
- ninnies
- imbeciles
- simpletons
- cat's-paws
- simps
- laughingstocks
- dolts
- nincompoops
- jackasses
- nitwits
- dodos
- blockheads
- mockeries
- mocks
- shlemiels
- dopes
- derisions
- dunces
- dummies
- marks
- dumbbells
- half-wits
- schnooks
- dodoes
- schlubs
- shlubs
- schlumps
- yo-yos
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sharks
- dodgers
- swindlers
- sharpers
- cheaters
- tricksters
- slickers
- cheats
- confidence men
- defrauders
- cozeners
- hoaxers
gulls
2 of 2verb
as in fools
to cause to believe what is untrue we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail Synonyms & Similar Words
- fools
- tricks
- deceives
- kids
- bluffs
- dupes
- suckers
- buffaloes
- humbugs
- snows
- hoaxes
- cozens
- gammons
- stings
- teases
- cons
- gaffs
- catches
- strings along
- deludes
- spoofs
- hoodwinks
- snookers
- misleads
- misguides
- has on
- rooks
- beguiles
- hornswoggles
- juggles
- cheats
- fakes out
- sucks in
- misinforms
- bamboozles
- leads one down the garden path
- has
- takes in
- burns
- leads one up the garden path
- pulls the wool over one's eyes
- does a number on
- pulls one's leg
- fleeces
- chisels
- swindles
- sticks
- mulcts
- skins
- puts on
- hustles
- diddles
- flimflams
- defrauds
- euchres
- bleeds
- shortchanges
- squeezes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reveals
- undeceives
- exposes
- uncovers
- debunks
- unmasks
- tells
- shows up
- uncloaks
- divulges
- discloses
- disillusions
- disabuses
- unveils
- disenchants