gull

Meaning

Noun

1. A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Verb

1. To deceive or cheat.
2. (slang) To mislead.
3. (slang) To trick and defraud.
4. To flatter, wheedle.

Verb

To sweep away by the force of running water; to carve or wear into a gully.

Synonyms

seagull

dupe

fool

mew

cheat

deceive

swindle

trick

defraud

bilk

bamboozle

mug

hoodwink

sucker

sea gull

befool

cod

cozen

patsy

chump

mark

soft touch

fall guy

con

put one across

beguile

bird

🐦

common gull

delude

diddle

double-cross

finagle

gullible

prey

put on

rook

simpleton

slang

sufferer

take in

victim

victimize

put one over

be outwitted

be tricked

morosoph

sacrifice

scapegoat

corrupt

cockscomb

sea-gull

shaft

simp

buffoon

motley fool

circumvent

bluff

chouse

cheat into

tern

thimblerig

bunco

con into

con out of

water bird

chisel out

gudgeon

kittiwake

fleece

exploit

dishonest

ninny

outsmart

crane

pewit

cully

pup

do out of

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʌl/

Etymology

From Middle English gulle, from a Brythonic language, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *wēlannā (“seagull”). Cognate with Welsh gwylan, Cornish goolan, Breton gouelan, Old Irish faílenn, Scottish Gaelic faoileag. Compare French goéland, a borrowing from Breton. Eclipsed Middle English lare (“seabird, gull”), borrowed from Latin lare.