Found 2 items, similar to gull.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gull
gull
n 1: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:
chump,
fool,
mark,
patsy,
fall guy,
sucker,
soft touch,
mug]
2: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and
short legs [syn:
seagull,
sea gull]
v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn:
fool,
befool]
2: fool or hoax;
“The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone”;
“You can't fool me!” [syn:
dupe,
slang,
befool,
cod,
fool,
put on,
take in,
put one over,
put one across
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gull
Gull
\Gull\ (g[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gulled (g[u^]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n.
Gulling.] [Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf.
OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.]
To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
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The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. --Dryden.
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I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service.
--Coleridge.
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Gull
\Gull\, n.
1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. --Shak.
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2. One easily cheated; a dupe. --Shak.
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Gull
\Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
Larus and allied genera.
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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.
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Gull teaser (Zo["o]l.), the jager; -- also applied to
certain species of terns.
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