gull
gull 1
(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
(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.]
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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)n
a person who is easily fooled or cheated
vb
(tr) to fool, cheat, or hoax
[C16: perhaps from dialect gull unfledged bird, probably from gul, from Old Norse gulr yellow]
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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]
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gull
In electronic warfare, a floating radar reflector used to simulate a surface target at sea for deceptive purposes.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
gull
Past participle: gulled
Gerund: gulling
| Imperative |
|---|
| gull |
| gull |
| Present |
|---|
| I gull |
| you gull |
| he/she/it gulls |
| we gull |
| you gull |
| they gull |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I gulled |
| you gulled |
| he/she/it gulled |
| we gulled |
| you gulled |
| they gulled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am gulling |
| you are gulling |
| he/she/it is gulling |
| we are gulling |
| you are gulling |
| they are gulling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have gulled |
| you have gulled |
| he/she/it has gulled |
| we have gulled |
| you have gulled |
| they have gulled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was gulling |
| you were gulling |
| he/she/it was gulling |
| we were gulling |
| you were gulling |
| they were gulling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had gulled |
| you had gulled |
| he/she/it had gulled |
| we had gulled |
| you had gulled |
| they had gulled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will gull |
| you will gull |
| he/she/it will gull |
| we will gull |
| you will gull |
| they will gull |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| 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 |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would gull |
| you would gull |
| he/she/it would gull |
| we would gull |
| you would gull |
| they would gull |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| 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 |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  gull - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
| 2. |  gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legslarid - long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family Larus canus, mew gull, sea mew, mew - the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, Larus marinus, cob - white gull having a black back and wings herring gull, Larus argentatus - large gull of the northern hemisphere Larus ridibundus, laughing gull, pewit, pewit gull, blackcap - small black-headed European gull ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea - white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick kittiwake - small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe | |
| Verb | 1. | gull - make a fool or dupe of |
| 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 on kid, 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" |
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gull
nounRelated words
adjective larine
collective noun colony
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gull
nounA person who is easily deceived or victimized:
Chiefly British: mug.
To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery:
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Translations
نَوْرَس البَحْر
чайка
racek
måge
mevo
kajakas
lokki
galeb
sirály
máfurmávur
kiras
kaija
pescăruş
čajka
galeb
måstrut
чайка
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gull
(gal) noun(often ˈseagull) a type of web-footed sea bird, usually black and white or grey and white.
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