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gull
A	noun
	1	gull, seagull, sea gull
				mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna ╚chordate ╚vertebrate; craniate ╚bird ╚aquatic bird ╚seabird; sea bird; seafowl ╚coastal diving bird ╚larid ╚gull, seagull, sea gull ╚kittiwake ╚ivory gull; Pagophila eburnea ╚laughing gull; blackcap; pewit; pewit gull; Larus ridibundus ╚herring gull; Larus argentatus ╚black-backed gull; great black-backed gull; cob; Larus marinus ╚mew; mew gull; sea mew; Larus canus
	2	chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
				a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚victim; dupe ╚chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
B	verb
	1	gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across
				fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚misinform; mislead ╚deceive; betray; lead astray ╚gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across ╚pull the leg of; kid
	2	fool, gull, befool
				make a fool or dupe of
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚treat; handle; do by ╚wrong ╚victimize; victimise ╚deceive; lead on; delude; cozen ╚fool, gull, befool

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