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View usage for: (gʌli) also gulley Word forms: plural gulliescountable nounA gully is a long narrow valley with steep sides. The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully. Synonyms: ravine, canyon, gorge, chasm More Synonyms of gully gully in British English 1 or gulley (ˈɡʌlɪ) nounWord forms: plural -lies or -leys1. a channel or small valley, esp one cut by heavy rainwater 2. New Zealand a small bush-clad valley 3. a deep, wide fissure between two buttresses in a mountain face, sometimes containing a stream or scree 4. cricketa. a fielding position between the slips and point b. a fielder in this position 5. either of the two channels at the side of a tenpin bowling lane verbWord forms: -lies, -lying or -lied6. (transitive) to make (channels) in (the ground, sand, etc) Word origin C16: from French goulet neck of a bottle; see gulletgully in British English 2 (ˈɡʌlɪ) nounWord forms: plural -lies Scottish a large knife, such as a butcher's knife Word origin C16: of obscure origin gully in American English 1 (ˈgʌli) nounWord forms: plural ˈgullies1. a channel or hollow worn by running water; small, narrow ravine verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgullied or ˈgullying2. to make a gully or gullies in Word origin altered < ME golet, water channel, orig., gullet gully in American English 2 (ˈgʌli; ˈgʊli) nounWord forms: plural ˈgullies Examples of 'gully' in a sentencegully He hit another fifty before clipping to leg gully.One of them led us under a boundary rope and down the edge of a steep gully.The man was scaling a gully with two pals when they are thought to have dislodged wet snow.He was clipping, cutting and punching almost at will although he was caught in the gully with just two runs required. British English: gully NOUN A gully is a long narrow valley with steep sides. The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully. - American English: gully
- Brazilian Portuguese: barranco
- Chinese: 隘谷
- European Spanish: barranco
- French: ravin
- German: Schlucht
- Italian: gola
- Japanese: 峡谷
- Korean: 협곡
- European Portuguese: barranco
- Latin American Spanish: barranco
Chinese translation of 'gully' n (c) - (= ravine)
隘谷 (àigǔ) (条(條), tiáo)
Definition a channel or small valley originally worn away by running water I could hear the stream flowing at the bottom of the gully. Synonyms channel fissure defile watercourse Additional synonymsDefinition a deep narrow steep-sided valley This trail leads down into the canyon. Synonyms gorge, pass, gulf, valley, clough (dialect), gully, ravine, defile, gulch (US, Canadian), coulee (US) Definition a very deep crack in the ground The chasm was deep and its sides almost vertical. Synonyms gulf, opening, crack, gap, rent, hollow, void, gorge, crater, cavity, abyss, ravine, cleft, fissure, crevasseDefinition a narrow pass or gorge Synonyms gorge, pass, passage, way through, gully, ravine- gullet
- gullibility
- gullible
- gully
- gulp
- gum
- gummy
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