GULL

Pronunciation (US):

• GULL (noun)
  The noun GULL has 2 senses:

1. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
2. mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

  Familiarity information: GULL used as a noun is rare.

• GULL (verb)
  The verb GULL has 2 senses:

1. make a fool or dupe of
2. fool or hoax

  Familiarity information: GULL used as a verb is rare.

• GULL (noun)

Meaning:

A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

sucker; soft touch; patsy; gull; fall guy; chump; mug; fool; mark

Hypernyms ("gull" is a kind of...):

dupe; victim (a person who is tricked or swindled)

Meaning:

Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

sea gull; seagull; gull

Hypernyms ("gull" is a kind of...):

larid (long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gull"):

Larus canus; mew; mew gull; sea mew (the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America)

black-backed gull; cob; great black-backed gull; Larus marinus (white gull having a black back and wings)

herring gull; Larus argentatus (large gull of the northern hemisphere)

blackcap; Larus ridibundus; laughing gull; pewit; pewit gull (small black-headed European gull)

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)

• GULL (verb)

Meaning:

Make a fool or dupe of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

befool; fool; gull

Hypernyms (to "gull" is one way to...):

cozen; deceive; delude; lead on (be false to; be dishonest with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Fool or hoax

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

put one over; dupe; cod; put one across; slang; take in; gull; befool; fool; put on

Context examples:

The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone / You can't fool me!

Hypernyms (to "gull" is one way to...):

betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gull"):

kid; pull the leg of (tell false information to for fun)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody