gully Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

WordNet

Gul"ly noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain
Wordforms
plural Gulles
Definitions
  1. A large knife. Scot. Sir W. Scott.
Gul"ly noun
Etymology
Formerly gullet.
Wordforms
plural Gullies
Definitions
  1. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.
  2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. Eng.
Gul"ly transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Gullied present participle & verbal noun Gullying
Definitions
  1. To wear into a gully or into gullies.
Gul"ly intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To flow noisily. Obs. Johnson.

Webster 1913