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.

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[Middle English gulle, possibly of Brythonic origin.]

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gull ²

 (gŭl)

n.

A person who is easily tricked or cheated; a dupe.

tr.v. gulled, gull·ing, gulls

To deceive or cheat.

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[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

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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

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gull - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of chump, fall guy, patsy, soft touch, sucker, mug, fool, mark dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
	2.	gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs sea gull, seagull larid - 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 befool, fool cozen, 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 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

noun

Related words
adjective larine
collective noun colony

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gull

noun

A 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.

verb

To 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.

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Translations

نَوْرَس البَحْر

чайка

racek

måge

Möwe

γλάρος

mevo

gaviota

kajakas

lokki

mouettegoélandmauve

galeb

sirály

máfurmávur

gabbiano

kiras

kaija

meeuw

måke

mewa

gaivota

pescăruş

чайка

čajka

galeb

måstrut

dalgıçmartı

чайка

海鸥

gull

[gʌl]

A. N (= bird) → gaviota f

B. VT → estafar, timar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gull

[ˈgʌl] n → mouette f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gull

:

gull wing door

n (Aut) → Flügeltür f

gull-winged

adj car → mit Flügeltüren

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gull

¹

n (= seagull) → Möwe f

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gull

² (liter)

n → Spielball m (→ of +gen)

vt → übertölpeln; to gull somebody out of his money → jdm sein Geld ablisten; to be gulled into something → durch eine üble List dazu gebracht werden, etw zu tun

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gull

[gʌl] n → gabbiano

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gull

(gal) noun

(often ˈseagull) a type of web-footed sea bird, usually black and white or grey and white. seemeeu نَوْرَس البَحْر чайка gaivota racek die Möwe måge γλάροςgaviota kajakas مرغ نوروزی lokki mouetteשחף एक प्रकार की समुद्री पक्षी galeb sirály camar mávur gabbiano かもめ 갈매기 kiras kaija burung camar meeuwmåkemewa يوډول سمندري مارغه gaivota pescăruş чайка čajka galeb galeb mås, trut นกนางนวล martı 海鷗 чайка جھلّی دار پنجوں والے سمندری پرندوں میں سے کوئی mòng biển 海鸥

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