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gulls

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noun

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "Many gulls were circling above the beach, hoping to find scraps of food." "

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noun

Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Examples :

"While walking through the butterfly garden, I saw several gulls flitting among the flowers, their delicate wings a beautiful sight. "

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noun

A cheating trick; a fraud.

Examples :

"The salesman's promises of a "free vacation" turned out to be mere gulls to get people to sign up for a timeshare. "

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noun

One easily cheated; a dupe.

Examples :

"He sold fake concert tickets to unsuspecting students, making them gulls in his dishonest scheme. "

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(Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.

Examples :

""The used car salesman turned out to be a couple of gulls; they sold me a broken car and disappeared." "

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verb

To deceive or cheat.

Examples :

"The dishonest salesman tried to gull the elderly woman into buying a car she didn't need. "

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verb

Examples :

"The con artist tried to gull tourists into buying fake souvenirs. "

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verb

To trick and defraud.

Examples :

"The con artist gulls unsuspecting tourists into buying fake paintings. "

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