gull : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gull	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for gull
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gull n a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Synonym(s): chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs Synonym(s): gull, seagull, sea gull v make a fool or dupe of Synonym(s): fool, gull, befool fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" Synonym(s): gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gull \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gull \Gull\, n. 1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. --Shak. 2. One easily cheated; a dupe. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zo[94]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[94]l.), the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns.