noun Download 🔗Share A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia. Examples : "The children excitedly pointed at the small gudgeon swimming in the clear stream, its silvery scales flashing in the sunlight. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait. Examples : "The fisherman used a gudgeon as bait to try and catch a larger fish. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot. Examples : "The salesman easily convinced Mark to buy the extended warranty; the man truly saw Mark as a gudgeon ready to spend money on anything. " person character attitude human negative word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure. Examples : "The salesman used a clever gudgeon to tempt customers into buying more expensive upgrades. " item thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe. Examples : "The con artist tried to gudgeon the elderly woman out of her life savings by promising her an investment with impossibly high returns. " business law finance economy moral action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped. Examples : "The salesman was very persuasive, and I was easily gudgeoned into buying the expensive new phone. " character business economy action moral attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint. Examples : "The small gate in the garden fence swings easily because the gudgeon on the post is well-oiled and allows smooth rotation. " part technical machine nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely. Examples : "The boat builder carefully aligned the gudgeon on the stern so the rudder would swing smoothly. " nautical part vehicle sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
