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gull

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As a noun, gull means a seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. As a verb, it means deceive or cheat.

Meanings of gull

12 meanings

noun

  1. A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

  2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

  3. slangA cheating trick; a fraud.

  4. One easily cheated; a dupe.

  5. A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage ofperson

    Similar: chump, fool, mark, patsy, sucker, soft touch

  6. Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legsanimal

    Similar: seagull, sea gull
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteoxford university slangA swindler or trickster.

verb

  1. To deceive or cheat.

  2. USslangTo mislead.

  3. USslangTo trick and defraud.

  4. Make a fool or dupe of

    Similar: fool, befool

  5. Fool or hoax

    “The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”

    “You can't fool me!”

    Similar: dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

gull around the world

USTo mislead.
USTo trick and defraud.

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for gull →
noun: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
chumpfoolmarkpatsysuckersoft touchmug
noun: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and s…
seagullsea gull
verb: make a fool or dupe of
foolbefool
verb: fool or hoax
dupeslangbefoolcodfoolput ontake input one over

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