gully
1[ guhl-ee ]
/ ˈgʌl i /
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noun, plural gul·lies.Also gulley (for defs. 1, 2).
a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
a ditch or gutter.
Cricket.
- the position of a fielder between point and slips.
- the fielder occupying this position.
verb (used with object), gul·lied, gul·ly·ing.
to make gullies in.
to form (channels) by the action of water.
adjective
Slang. of or relating to the environment, culture, or life experience in poor urban neighborhoods; vulgar, raw, or authentic; ghetto: Does your mama know what you’re up to on these gully street corners all night?Keepin’ it gully, for real!
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Origin of gully
1Other definitions for gully (2 of 2)
gully2
or gul·ley
[ guhl-ee, gool-ee ]
/ ˈgʌl i, ˈgʊl i /
noun, plural gul·lies.Scot. and North England.
a knife, especially a large kitchen or butcher knife.
Origin of gully
2First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for gully (1 of 2)
gully1
gulley
/ (ˈɡʌlɪ) /
noun plural -lies or -leys
a channel or small valley, esp one cut by heavy rainwater
NZ a small bush-clad valley
a deep, wide fissure between two buttresses in a mountain face, sometimes containing a stream or scree
cricket
- a fielding position between the slips and point
- a fielder in this position
either of the two channels at the side of a tenpin bowling lane
verb -lies, -lying or -lied
(tr) to make (channels) in (the ground, sand, etc)
Word Origin for gully
C16: from French goulet neck of a bottle; see gullet
British Dictionary definitions for gully (2 of 2)
gully2
/ (ˈɡʌlɪ) /
noun plural -lies
Scot a large knife, such as a butcher's knife
Word Origin for gully
C16: of obscure origin
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Scientific definitions for gully
gully
[ gŭl′ē ]
A narrow, steep-sided channel formed in loose earth by running water. A gully is usually dry except after periods of heavy rainfall or after the melting of snow or ice.
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