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English noun: gull | |||
| 1. | gull (person) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | ||
| Synonyms | chump, fall guy, fool, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dupe, victim | ||
| 2. | gull (animal) mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs | ||
| Synonyms | sea gull, seagull | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | larid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black-backed gull, blackcap, cob, great black-backed gull, herring gull, ivory gull, kittiwake, Larus argentatus, Larus canus, Larus marinus, Larus ridibundus, laughing gull, mew, mew gull, Pagophila eburnea, pewit, pewit gull, sea mew | ||
English verb: gull | |||
| 1. | gull (social) make a fool or dupe of | ||
| Synonyms | befool, fool | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | ||
| 2. | gull (communication) fool or hoax | ||
| Samples | The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone. You can't fool me!. | ||
| Synonyms | befool, cod, dupe, fool, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | betray, deceive, lead astray | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | kid, pull the leg of | ||
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