Definitions from Wiktionary (gudgeon)
▸ noun: A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
▸ noun: (Canada) Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin.
▸ noun: (Australia) Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
▸ noun: Other fish, similar in appearance, principally in families Butidae and Eleotridae, but also in others.
▸ noun: (figurative, archaic) A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
▸ noun: (figurative, archaic) Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure.
▸ verb: (transitive, archaic) To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe.
▸ verb: (intransitive, archaic) To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped.
▸ noun: (also attributively) A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint.
▸ noun: (nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.
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▸ noun: A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
▸ noun: (Canada) Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin.
▸ noun: (Australia) Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
▸ noun: Other fish, similar in appearance, principally in families Butidae and Eleotridae, but also in others.
▸ noun: (figurative, archaic) A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
▸ noun: (figurative, archaic) Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure.
▸ verb: (transitive, archaic) To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe.
▸ verb: (intransitive, archaic) To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped.
▸ noun: (also attributively) A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint.
▸ noun: (nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.
▸ Also see gudgeon
▸ Words similar to gudgeons
▸ Usage examples for gudgeons
▸ Idioms related to gudgeons
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing gudgeons
▸ Words that often appear near gudgeons
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