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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
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| 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 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 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!"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
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gull
nounverb
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gull
(gal) noun (often ˈseagull) a type of web-footed sea bird, usually black and white or grey and white. gaviota
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