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gull 1 G0310400 (gŭl)n. Any of various chiefly coastal seabirds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage. [Middle English gulle, possibly of Brythonic origin.]
gull 2 G0310400 (gŭl)n. A person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe.tr.v. gulled, gull·ing, gulls To deceive or cheat. [Probably from gull, to swallow (obsolete), from Middle English golen, to pretend to swallow, from gole, throat, perhaps from Old French goule; see gullet.]gull (ɡʌl) n (Animals) any aquatic bird of the genus Larus and related genera, such as L. canus (common gull or mew) having long pointed wings, short legs, and a mostly white plumage: family Laridae, order Charadriiformes. [C15: of Celtic origin; compare Welsh gwylan] ˈgull-ˌlike adj
gull (ɡʌl) na person who is easily fooled or cheatedvb (tr) to fool, cheat, or hoax[C16: perhaps from dialect gull unfledged bird, probably from gul, from Old Norse gulr yellow]gull1 (gʌl) n. any of various long-winged aquatic birds of the family Laridae, of worldwide distribution, typically white with gray or black upper wings and back. [1400–50; perhaps < Welsh gŵylan, Cornish guilan (compare French goéland < Breton gwelan)] gull′-like`, adj. gull2 (gʌl) v.t. 1. to deceive, trick, or cheat; hoodwink. n. 2. a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe. [1540–50; perhaps akin to obsolete gull to swallow, guzzle] gullIn electronic warfare, a floating radar reflector used to simulate a surface target at sea for deceptive purposes.gull Past participle: gulled Gerund: gulling
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I gull | you gull | he/she/it gulls | we gull | you gull | they gull |
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I gulled | you gulled | he/she/it gulled | we gulled | you gulled | they gulled |
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I am gulling | you are gulling | he/she/it is gulling | we are gulling | you are gulling | they are gulling |
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I have gulled | you have gulled | he/she/it has gulled | we have gulled | you have gulled | they have gulled |
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I was gulling | you were gulling | he/she/it was gulling | we were gulling | you were gulling | they were gulling |
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I had gulled | you had gulled | he/she/it had gulled | we had gulled | you had gulled | they had gulled |
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I will gull | you will gull | he/she/it will gull | we will gull | you will gull | they will gull |
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I will have gulled | you will have gulled | he/she/it will have gulled | we will have gulled | you will have gulled | they will have gulled |
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I will be gulling | you will be gulling | he/she/it will be gulling | we will be gulling | you will be gulling | they will be gulling |
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I have been gulling | you have been gulling | he/she/it has been gulling | we have been gulling | you have been gulling | they have been gulling |
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I will have been gulling | you will have been gulling | he/she/it will have been gulling | we will have been gulling | you will have been gulling | they will have been gulling |
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I had been gulling | you had been gulling | he/she/it had been gulling | we had been gulling | you had been gulling | they had been gulling |
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I would gull | you would gull | he/she/it would gull | we would gull | you would gull | they would gull |
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I would have gulled | you would have gulled | he/she/it would have gulled | we would have gulled | you would have gulled | they would have gulled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | gull - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage ofchump, fall guy, patsy, soft touch, sucker, mug, fool, markdupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled | | 2. | gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legssea gull, seagulllarid - long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull familyLarus canus, mew gull, sea mew, mew - the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North Americablack-backed gull, great black-backed gull, Larus marinus, cob - white gull having a black back and wingsherring gull, Larus argentatus - large gull of the northern hemisphereLarus ridibundus, laughing gull, pewit, pewit gull, blackcap - small black-headed European gullivory gull, Pagophila eburnea - white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswickkittiwake - small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe | Verb | 1. | gull - make a fool or dupe ofbefool, foolcozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with | | 2. | gull - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, befool, fool, put onkid, pull the leg of - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
gull nounRelated words adjective larine collective noun colonygullnounA person who is easily deceived or victimized:butt, dupe, fool, lamb, pushover, victim.Informal: sucker.Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap.Chiefly British: mug.verbTo get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize.Informal: chisel, flimflam, take, trim.Slang: diddle, do, gyp, stick, sting.Translationsgull (gal) noun (often ˈseagull) a type of web-footed sea bird, usually black and white or grey and white. 海鷗 海鸥gull
gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the terntern, common name for a sea bird of the Old and New Worlds, smaller than the related gull. Because of their graceful flight and their long pointed wings and forked tails, some terns are called sea swallows. They plunge headlong into the water to catch small fish. ..... Click the link for more information. and the jaegerjaeger , common name for several members of the family Stercorariidae, member of a family of hawklike sea birds closely related to the gull and the tern. The skua is also a member of this family. ..... Click the link for more information. . It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, and their tails are squared rather than forked. Their plumage is usually white with gray or black markings on the back, wings, and head. Their long, narrow wings are adapted to soaring and their webbed feet to swimming. They have strong bills, hooked at the end; they eat clams and fish and sometimes insects, but are most useful as scavengers in harbors and bays. They are often seen hovering over the wakes of ships, seeking refuse, and frequenting garbage dumps. The common gull—called sea gull in North America—is the herring gull Larus argentatus smithsonianus, a subspecies of the common European gull L. argentatus. It is found on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and on the Great Lakes. The larger great black-backed gull, L. marinus, is more northern; the ring-billed, Bonaparte's, and laughing gull are smaller. The Franklin's gull of the Great Plains is called the "prairie dove." The California and western gulls are common on the Pacific coast. The kittiwake is a small oceanic gull of the genus Rissa, seldom seen on land. The lesser black-backed and little gulls are European. Gulls are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata , phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals. ..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Laridae.gull[gəl] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for a number of long-winged swimming birds in the family Laridae having a stout build, a thick, somewhat hooked bill, a short tail, and webbed feet. gull any aquatic bird of the genus Larus and related genera, such as L. canus (common gull or mew) having long pointed wings, short legs, and a mostly white plumage: family Laridae, order Charadriiformes GULL
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GULL➣Georgetown University Law Library (Washington, DC) | GULL➣Floating Radar Reflector Used to Simulate Targets |
gull
Synonyms for gullnoun a person who is easily deceived or victimizedSynonyms- butt
- dupe
- fool
- lamb
- pushover
- victim
- sucker
- fall guy
- gudgeon
- mark
- monkey
- patsy
- pigeon
- sap
- mug
verb to get money or something else from by deceitful trickerySynonyms- bilk
- cheat
- cozen
- defraud
- mulct
- rook
- swindle
- victimize
- chisel
- flimflam
- take
- trim
- diddle
- do
- gyp
- stick
- sting
Synonyms for gullnoun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage ofSynonyms- chump
- fall guy
- patsy
- soft touch
- sucker
- mug
- fool
- mark
Related Wordsnoun mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legsSynonymsRelated Words- larid
- Larus canus
- mew gull
- sea mew
- mew
- black-backed gull
- great black-backed gull
- Larus marinus
- cob
- herring gull
- Larus argentatus
- Larus ridibundus
- laughing gull
- pewit
- pewit gull
- blackcap
- ivory gull
- Pagophila eburnea
- kittiwake
verb make a fool or dupe ofSynonymsRelated Words- cozen
- deceive
- delude
- lead on
verb fool or hoaxSynonyms- cod
- dupe
- put one across
- put one over
- slang
- take in
- befool
- fool
- put on
Related Words- kid
- pull the leg of
- deceive
- lead astray
- betray
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