gully

1
[ guhl-ee ]
/ ˈgʌl i /

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.
  1. the position of a fielder between point and slips.
  2. 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.

Origin of gully

1
1530–40; apparently variant of gullet, with -y replacing French -et

Definition for gully (2 of 2)

gully 2

or gul·ley

[ guhl-ee, goo l-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

2
First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for gully (1 of 2)

gully 1

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
  1. a fielding position between the slips and point
  2. 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)

gully 2
/ (ˈɡʌlɪ) /

noun plural -lies

Scot a large knife, such as a butcher's knife

Word Origin for gully

C16: of obscure origin

Scientific definitions for gully

gully
[ gŭlē ]

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.