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Synonyms for gull

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

put one across cod slang rook

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Dupe

dupe, fool, take in, trick, cod, rook, victim, gammon, put one over, humbug, put one across, swindle, outwit, diddle, slang, beguile, delude, bamboozle informal, deceive, cheat, overreach, defraud

Other

hood-wink

Noun

1. Sucker

sucker, gudgeon, mug, chump, fall guy informal, cull, greenhorn, patsy, mark, soft touch, cully, stooge, saphead, schlemiel slang US

2. Seagull — A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae

seagull, sea bird, mew, pigeon, seamew

Other

put-on informal

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To deceive or cheat.

  2. n. 1

    A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.

  3. n. 2

    Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Related words

Word family
gullibly gullick
Phrases
great black-backed gull kelp gull laughing gull black-backed gull mew gull common gull greater black-backed gull herring gull

Forms

Plural
gulls → suckers, gudgeons, mugs, chumps…
Past participle
gulled
e.g. gulled → duped, fooled, tricked, codded…

Example sentences

  • cod Cod fritters are delicious, but absorb lots of fat.
  • slang It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages.
  • rook Can a rook in chess attack in a forward direction?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gullsteady
codsteady
slangrising
rookrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cod1, mug1, mew1
4 letters
mark1, fool1, rook1, cull1, dupe1
5 letters
trick1, cheat1, slang1, patsy2, chump1, cully2
6 letters
victim2, sucker2, pigeon2, stooge1, humbug2, gammon2, outwit2, delude2, diddle2, seamew
7 letters
deceive2, seagull2, defraud2, swindle2, beguile2, gudgeon2, saphead
9 letters
overreach3, bamboozle, greenhorn, schlemiel

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (patsy2 = 2 syllables).