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  1. 1. v. t. To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. One easily cheated; a dupe. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. make a fool or dupe of Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. fool or hoax Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 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. 1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. Shak. 2. One easily cheated; a dupe. Shak. One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. Note: 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. Gull teaser (Zoöl.), the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns. Source: webster
  10. 10. 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. Source: adambom
  11. 11. v:2/n:98 n. mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs v. fool or hoax Source: ecdict

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