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puppet
A toy representing a human figure; a doll.
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  1. A toy representing a human figure; a doll.
  2. One whose behavior is determined by the will of others:
  3. A small, often jointed figure, as of a human being or animal, typically designed to be manipulated, as from within by the fingers of a hand or by strings held from above
sucker
A person. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive:
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  1. A person. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive:
  2. (Zoology) An organ or other structure adapted for sucking nourishment or for clinging to objects by suction.
  3. (Bot.) A subordinate shoot from a bud on the root or stem of a plant
dope
(Chiefly Southern US) A carbonated soft drink containing an extract of the kola nut and other flavorings.
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  1. (Chiefly Southern US) A carbonated soft drink containing an extract of the kola nut and other flavorings.
  2. A dressing, varnish, or filler, as for protecting the cloth covering of airplane wings, surfaces, etc.
  3. Any thick liquid or pasty substance, or other material, used to lubricate or absorb something
dupe
(Photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.
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  1. (Photography) A duplicate of a photographic image.
  2. A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.
  3. (Restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
sap
A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.
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  1. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.
  2. The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying food and other substances to the various tissues.
  3. The juice that circulates through a plant, esp. a woody plant, bearing water, food, etc. to the tissues
butt
A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 US gallons (about 477 liters).
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  1. A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 US gallons (about 477 liters).
  2. One that serves as an object of ridicule or contempt:
  3. A mound of earth, bales of straw, etc. behind a target, for receiving fired rounds or shot arrows
dupe
A person who has been deceived.
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  1. A person who has been deceived.
  2. (Restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
  3. A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.
fool
A man formerly kept in the household of a nobleman or king to entertain by joking and clowning; professional jester
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  1. A man formerly kept in the household of a nobleman or king to entertain by joking and clowning; professional jester
  2. A person with little or no judgment, common sense, wisdom, etc.; silly or stupid person; simpleton
  3. A victim of a joke or trick; dupe
lamb
The flesh of a young sheep, used as food
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  1. The flesh of a young sheep, used as food
  2. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.
  3. A gentle or innocent person, particularly a child
pushover
One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
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  1. One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
  2. Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.
  3. A person, group, etc. easily persuaded, defeated, etc.
victim
A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of:
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  1. A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of:
  2. One who is harmed or killed by another, especially by someone committing a criminal or unlawful act:
  3. A person or animal killed as a sacrifice to a god in a religious rite
sucker
A person highly susceptible to the attractions of something specified
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  1. A person highly susceptible to the attractions of something specified
  2. One that is indiscriminately attracted to something specified:
  3. A person. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive:
fall guy
A gullible victim; a dupe.
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  1. A gullible victim; a dupe.
  2. One who is gullible and easily duped
  3. (Slang) A person made to or left to face the consequences, as of a scheme that has miscarried
gudgeon
A metal pivot or journal at the end of a shaft or an axle, around which a wheel or other device turns.
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  1. A metal pivot or journal at the end of a shaft or an axle, around which a wheel or other device turns.
  2. (Slang) One who is easily duped.
  3. A small freshwater cyprinid fish (Gobio gobio), often used for bait.
mark
A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement:
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  1. A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement:
  2. A point reached or gained:
  3. A Plimsoll mark.
monkey
Any of several families of Old and New World primates usually having a flat, hairless face and a long tail
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  1. Any of several families of Old and New World primates usually having a flat, hairless face and a long tail
  2. A nonhuman ape. Not in scientific use.
  3. One who behaves in a way suggestive of a monkey, as a mischievous child or a mimic.
patsy
A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.
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  1. A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
  3. (Slang) A person easily imposed upon or victimized
pigeon
(Slang) A person easily deceived or gulled; dupe
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  1. (Slang) A person easily deceived or gulled; dupe
  2. An object of special concern; an affair or matter.
  3. Any of a family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a small head, plump body, long, pointed wings, and short legs
sap
A covered trench or tunnel dug to a point near or within an enemy position.
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  1. A covered trench or tunnel dug to a point near or within an enemy position.
  2. (Slang) A stupid person; fool
  3. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.
mug
As much as a mug will hold
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  1. As much as a mug will hold
  2. A rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
  3. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
bilk
To defraud, cheat, or swindle:
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  1. To defraud, cheat, or swindle:
  2. To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
  3. To get away without paying (a debt, etc.)
cheat
To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
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  1. To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
  2. To foil or escape by tricks or by good luck
  3. (Sports) To position oneself closer to a certain area than is normal or expected:
cozen
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
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  1. To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
  2. To mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
  3. (Archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
defraud
To take something from by fraud; swindle:
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  1. To take something from by fraud; swindle:
mulct
To punish by a fine or by depriving of something
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  1. To punish by a fine or by depriving of something
  2. To extract (money, etc.) from (someone), as by fraud or deceit
  3. To take something from (another) by means of unseemly or deceptive methods.
rook
(Obsolete) To squat; to ruck.
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  1. (Obsolete) To squat; to ruck.
  2. To swindle, cheat, defraud, etc.
  3. To swindle; cheat:
swindle
To engage in swindling others
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  1. To engage in swindling others
  2. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
  3. To get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud
victimize
To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
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  1. To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
  2. To subject to cruel or harmful treatment
  3. To injure or kill.
chisel
To get (something) in this way
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  1. To get (something) in this way
  2. To intrude oneself without welcome:
  3. (Informal) To take advantage of by cheating, sponging, etc.
flimflam
(Informal) To trick, swindle, or cheat
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  1. (Informal) To trick, swindle, or cheat
take
To start growing; root or germinate:
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  1. To start growing; root or germinate:
  2. To carry in one's possession:
  3. To convey by transportation:
trim
(Nautical) To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
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  1. (Nautical) To adjust (the sails and yards) so that they receive the wind properly.
  2. To defeat soundly:
  3. To change one's opinions or viewpoint so as to satisfy opposing factions, etc.; compromise
diddle
(Slang) To play experimentally; toy:
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  1. (Slang) To play experimentally; toy:
  2. (Informal) To move back and forth in a jerky or rapid manner; jiggle
  3. (Slang) To waste time:
do
To take place; happen:
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  1. To take place; happen:
  2. To take place; go on
  3. (Slang) To take (drugs) illegally:
gyp
(Informal) To swindle; cheat
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  1. (Informal) To swindle; cheat
  2. To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
stick
To become fixed, blocked, lodged, etc. as by an obstacle
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  1. To become fixed, blocked, lodged, etc. as by an obstacle
  2. To become or remain attached or in close association; cling:
  3. To become stopped or delayed; come to a standstill
sting
To have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ:
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  1. To have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ:
  2. To cause a sharp, smarting pain:
  3. To cause or feel sharp, smarting pain, either physical or mental
Find another word for gull. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for gull, like: puppet, sucker, dope, dupe, sap, fool, butt, dupe, fool, lamb and pushover.

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  • Flocks of geese and other birds come to the islands from the north (Bunge and Toll), as also the gull Lestris pomarina, which feeds chiefly on the lemming.

  • Its smaller congener Sabine's gull, X.

  • I have sometimes disturbed a fish hawk sitting on a white pine over the water; but I doubt if it is ever profaned by the wind of a gull, like Fair Haven.

  • Gull and Sutton asserted that in particular states of body, and more especially in the condition associated with cirrhotic kidney, such a fibrosis becomes general, running, as they alleged it does, along the adventitia of arteries and spreading to their capillaries.

  • Some of the settlements of the black-headed or "peewit" gull, L.

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