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gull
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ verb ] make a fool or dupe of
Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor...)Although the false glamour surrounding bourbon or other whisky commercials is possibly no_more fatuous than the pseudo-sophistication with which TV soft-drinks are downed or toothpaste applied , there is a sad difference between enticing a viewer into sipping Oopsie-Cola and gulling him into downing bourbon . |
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[ verb ] fool or hoax
Synonyms take_in dupe put_one_over fool cod put_on befool put_one_across slang Examples "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone" "You can't fool me!" Used in print (The Miami Herald,...)The principle is commendable but we suspect that in the practice somebody is going_to get gulled . |
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[ noun ] (zoology) mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
Related terms larid herring_gull black-backed_gull laughing_gull ivory_gull kittiwake mew |
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