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verbDefinition of GULL
transitive verb
: to take advantage of (one who is foolish or unwary) : deceive
See Examples of GULL
- <we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail>
Origin of GULL
obsolete gull gullet, from Middle English golle, from Anglo-French gule, gole
First Known Use: circa 1550
Related to GULL
Synonyms: bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, deceive, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick
Antonyms: undeceive
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