gull Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
    fool; soft touch; sucker; patsy; fall guy; mug; chump; mark.
  2. noun mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
    sea gull; seagull.
  3. verb make a fool or dupe of
    fool; befool.
  4. verb fool or hoax
    fool; put on; take in; dupe; befool; put one over; cod; put one across; slang.
    • The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
    • You can't fool me!

WordNet

Gull transitive verb
Etymology
Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf. OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gulled ; present participle & verbal noun Gulling
Definitions
  1. 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.
Gull noun
Definitions
  1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. Shak.
  2. One easily cheated; a dupe. Shak.
Gull noun
Etymology
Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. ✍ 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.

Webster 1913