Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gully \Gul"ly\, n.; pl. Gulles. [Etymol. uncertain]
A large knife. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gully \Gul"ly\, n.; pl. Gullies. [Formerly gullet.]
1. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of
water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.
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2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.]
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Gully gut, a glutton. [Obs.] --Chapman.
Gully hole, the opening through which gutters discharge
surface water.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gully \Gul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gullied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gullying.]
To wear into a gully or into gullies.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gully \Gul"ly\, v. i.
To flow noisily. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gully
n 1: deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a
prolonged downpour)