gull
noun
- seabirds of the family Laridae
verb
- to swallow, guzzle
- make a fool of
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌl/ / /ɡʊl/
name
Etymology: In reference to the seagulls found in Torquay, a coastal town.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English gole (“a whirlpool, narrow inlet of the sea, ditch or stream”), from Middle Low German goel, gȫl, gȫle (“swamp, marshy lowland”), related to Old Dutch gulla (“pool, puddle”), Old French goille (“pool, puddle, pond”), all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *goli, *golljā (“puddle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *guljaz, *guljǭ.
- A breach or hole made by the force of a torrent; fissure, chasm.
- A channel made by a stream; a natural watercourse; running water.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English gole (“a whirlpool, narrow inlet of the sea, ditch or stream”), from Middle Low German goel, gȫl, gȫle (“swamp, marshy lowland”), related to Old Dutch gulla (“pool, puddle”), Old French goille (“pool, puddle, pond”), all ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *goli, *golljā (“puddle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *guljaz, *guljǭ.
- To sweep away by the force of running water; to carve or wear into a gully.