seagull

Pluralseagulls

Formsseagulls, seagulling, seagulled

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A white sea bird with long wings and short legs, often with a darker back.

   Like a pigeon, but bigger and white, and living near the sea.

   A seagull swooped down and stole a fry from his plate.

   We watched the seagulls circle above the harbor at sunset.

   Similargull

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2. 2
   nounslangUKcountable

   A fan or player of the English soccer club Brighton and Hove Albion.

   Her dad has been a seagull since the club's early days.

   Thousands of seagulls packed the stadium for the local derby.

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3. 3
   verbslangAustraliaBritishNew Zealandintransitive

   To drift around the back of the field instead of doing your main job in open play.

   Like a player who hangs back hoping for an easy pass instead of helping the team do the hard work.

   Coaches hate it when forwards seagull instead of joining the ruck.

   He spent the whole match seagulling out near the wing.

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4. 4
   verbNew Zealandintransitive

   To work on the docks as a casual laborer who is not in the union.

   Men would seagull at the docks when no other work could be found.

   He seagulled for a few weeks before joining the union.

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5. 5
   verbintransitive

   To power a small boat using a British Seagull outboard motor.

   On calm days they seagull across the bay to the island.

   He seagulled out to the mooring to check the lines.

   Similarmotor

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   nouncountable

   A small mark shaped like curved wings, written under a letter as a kind of accent.

   She drew a seagull beneath the consonant to mark its odd pronunciation.

   Type a seagull under the letter to show the sound is made with the tongue and lips.

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