gull
noun
[ ɡʌl ]
• a long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call, typically having white plumage with a grey or black mantle.
Origin:
late Middle English: of Celtic origin; related to Welsh gwylan and Breton gwelan .
gull
verb
• fool or deceive (someone).
• "he had been gulled into believing that the documents were authentic"
Similar:
hoodwink,
hoax,
dupe,
deceive,
trick,
fool,
make a fool of,
mislead,
take in,
delude,
misguide,
lead on,
inveigle,
seduce,
ensnare,
entrap,
beguile,
swindle,
defraud,
cheat,
double-cross,
pull a fast one on,
put one over on,
take to the cleaners,
con,
do,
sting,
gyp,
rip off,
diddle,
shaft,
bilk,
rook,
bamboozle,
finagle,
swizzle,
sell a pup to,
sucker,
snooker,
stiff,
euchre,
bunco,
hornswoggle,
pull a swifty on,
cozen,
sharp,
mulct,
gull
noun
• a person who is fooled or deceived.
Similar:
dupe,
victim,
pawn,
puppet,
instrument,
fool,
simpleton,
innocent,
sucker,
stooge,
sitting duck,
sitting target,
soft touch,
pushover,
chump,
muggins,
charlie,
fall guy,
mug,
pigeon,
patsy,
sap,
schlemiel,
mark,
dill,
juggins,
Origin:
late 16th century: of unknown origin.
