noun

gully

GUH-lee

noun

A small, narrow channel or ravine cut into the ground by running water, especially on a hillside.

"Rainwater had carved a deep gully down the slope."

In cricket, a fielding position on the off side, between the slips and point.

"He took a sharp catch at gully to dismiss the batsman."

A drain or channel that carries away surface water.

"Leaves clogged the road gully after the storm."

How to Use Gully

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA small water-worn channel or ditch, or (in cricket) a specific fielding position.

Easily confused with

gulch →

Common pairings

drainage gully field at gully

gullied past tense, gullies plural, gullies plural, Gullys plural, gullies singular

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Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Middle English golet ("throat, channel"), from Old French goulet, from Latin gula ("throat").

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