gully¹ Definition
gully (gul′ē)
noun pl. -·lies
a channel or hollow worn by running water; small, narrow ravine
Etymology: altered < ME golet, water channel, orig., gullet
transitive verb -·lied, -·ly·ing
to make a gully or gullies in
gully² Definition
gully (gul′ē, go̵ol′ē)
noun pl. -·lies
Brit. a large knife
Etymology: < ?
gully Synonyms
gully Usage Examples
Converse of object
- vegetate: It immediately dashed off down into the thickly vegetated gully below the trail.
- descend: It is possible to descend a steep gully lying to the right of the Nature Trust sign.
- climb: In the past week or so there have been lots of ski descents down many of the climbing gullies... !
- block: The Rubbish Chute; a deep, muddy gully blocked by a rock step is some fifteen meters further right.
- fill: The final section was a little more difficult than Mt Vinson with sections of Alpine PD in snow filled gullies with short rock steps.
Adjective modifier
- grassy: Overcome the cleft above, then step left across the grassy gully to follow the front of the buttress to a terrace.
- steep: Follow steep gully upwards, the mine is just below the top.
- rocky: However, fishing low water in the rocky gullies on the south side can produce some decent bass.
- shallow: Follow the turf right then step back left into a shallow gully which leads to the top.
- wooded: To the right of the track there is a wooded gully running down to the sea.
- narrow: Whitby lies on the mouth of the river Esk, which flows through a narrow gully to reach the sea.
Modifies a noun
- grating: Do not allow food scraps from the sink waste to build up over the gully grating.
- erosion: The plants slow and disperse run off, increasing infiltration and preventing gully erosion, and also hinder soil creep.
- pot: Gully pots The primary purpose of gully pots is to trap sediment associated with road run-off.
- climb: The start of our gully climb with clear skies, sunshine and a hard neve approach.
Noun used with modifier
- drainage: The ditch of Hut '2 ' was probably a drainage gully around the outside.
- descent: Across the descent gully is a large undercut block with an obvious hole in its front face.
- surge: These communities are similar in character to those of surge gullies which are subject to extreme wave action.
- roadside: All roadside gullies are generally cleansed at least once a year and twice on main routes.
- snow: Continue up the easier line of ice and snow gullies above to finish below the cairn on Mardale Ill Bell.
Browse dictionary entries near gully
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