Definition of gull Gull
/gʌˈl/ - [gul] - gull
We found 22 definitions of gull from 9 different sources.
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What does gull mean?
WordNet
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| gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs | ||
| seagull, sea gull | ||
| 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 gull, pewit, blackcap small black-headed European gull | ||
| ivory gull, pagophila eburnea white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick | ||
| gull - a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | ||
| chump, fool, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug | ||
| dupe, victim an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance | ||
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| gull - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" | ||
| dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across | ||
| deceive, lead astray, betray cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | ||
| pull the leg of, kid tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" | ||
| gull - make a fool or dupe of | ||
| fool, befool | ||
| delude, deceive, lead on, cozen cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gull (v. t.)
To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud. - gull (n.)
A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. - gull (n.)
One easily cheated; a dupe. - gull (n.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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gull
A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. -
gull
A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gull
gul, n. a web-footed sea-fowl belonging to the family Laridæ. [Celt.; Corn. gullan, W. gwylan, Bret. gwelan—gwela, to weep, to cry.] -
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gul, v.t. to beguile: to deceive.—n. a trick: one easily cheated: (Shak.) a nestling.—ns. Gull′-catch′er (Shak.), a cheat; Gull′er; Gull′ery, imposture; Gullibil′ity.—adj. Gull′ible, easily deceived.—n. Gullos′ity. [Same word as gull, a seafowl, the bird being thought stupid.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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gull
A well-known sea-bird of the genus Larus; there are many species. Also, a large trout in the north. The name is, moreover, familiarly used for a lout easily deceived or cheated; thus Butler in Hudibras-- "The paltry story is untrue, And forg'd to cheat such gulls as you."
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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gull
A simple credulous fellow, easily cheated.
Wikipedia 
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Gulls, also called seagulls, are birds. They form the family "Laridae", in the order "Charadriiformes".
There are many different types of gull but most of them are white, with grey or black wings, a yellow beak and are about the size of a chicken (but some are smaller). Gulls can eat most types of food but like meat more than anything else. They look around for discarded food and dead animals to eat as well as hunting and have learned how to live and breed in the same places as people. Most types of seagull are awake during the day and sleep at night. They like to sleep on water, like lakes or the sea when the water is calm.
Gulls used to be found only near the sea, as they are water birds with webbed feet for swimming. They are more common inland these days because they can find food wherever people live, often on garbage dumps or in the streets of towns and cities. Seagulls are intelligent compared to other birds and have a very complicated system of noises and body movements that they use to talk to other seagulls.
Most types of seagull breed once a year and have two or three chicks (babies). Mother gulls are very protective of their eggs and chicks and will sometimes fight to the death to defend them.
Gulls are not usually eaten by people.
