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Meaning of GULL

Pronunciation:  gul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
  2. [n]  a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  3. [v]  fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
  4. [v]  make a fool or dupe of
 
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 Synonyms: befool, befool, chump, cod, dupe, fall guy, fool, fool, fool, mark, mug, patsy, put on, put one across, put one over, schlemiel, sea gull, seagull, shlemiel, slang, soft touch, sucker, take in
 
 See Also: betray, black-backed gull, blackcap, cob, cozen, deceive, deceive, delude, dupe, great black-backed gull, herring gull, ivory gull, kid, kittiwake, larid, Larus argentatus, Larus canus, Larus marinus, Larus ridibundus, laughing gull, lead astray, lead on, mew, mew gull, Pagophila eburnea, pewit, pewit gull, pull the leg of, sea mew, victim

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Gull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gulled}; 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.
      The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. --Dryden.
      I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service.
                                               --Coleridge.

  2. \Gull\, n.
1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. --Shak.
2. One easily cheated; a dupe. --Shak.

  3. \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.
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}.
{Gull teaser} (Zo["o]l.), the jager; -- also applied to
   certain species of terns.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing gulls in your dream, represents your relationship with logic/objectivity and the unconscious/subjectivity. Seeing soaring gulls in your dream indicates a clear perspective. Seeing dead gulls in your dream indicates long and wide separation from friends.
 
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