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# gull

noun (a gull, gulls); verb (gull — old: to trick)

«gull» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large grey and white seabird with long wings and a loud cry, often seen at beaches and harbours; also called a seagull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#m1)
2. (old-fashioned verb) To trick or fool someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science: gulls eat fish, insects and scraps; they live near the sea but also inland. At the beach: don't feed gulls, keep food covered — they can snatch chips! In old stories «gullible» (easy to trick) comes from the old verb. Phrases: «seagull», «herring gull».

### Examples

- A gull stole my chips at the beach! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#x1)
- The gulls cried loudly over the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#x2)
- We watched gulls following the fishing boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#x3)
- Gulls have webbed feet for swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#x4)
- Please don't feed the gulls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#x5)
- A gull was standing on one leg on the rooftop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#x6)
- Kotick swam back to Novastoshnah, leaving the gulls to scream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/#x7)

### Note

Countable. «Seagull» is the everyday word; birdwatchers say «gull» because many live inland. Related word: gullible (easily fooled). Do not confuse with «gully» (a narrow channel).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gull» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gull/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gull» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gull.html) on Mova free.