Meaning of "gully" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GULLY

From French goulet neck of a bottle.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GULLY

gully  [ˈɡʌlɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GULLY

Gully is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gully in English.

WHAT DOES GULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gully

A gully is a landform created by running water, eroding sharply into soil, typically on a hillside. Gullies resemble large ditches or small valleys, but are metres to tens of metres in depth and width. When the gully formation is in process, the water flow rate can be substantial, which causes the significant deep cutting action into soil. Gullying or gully erosion is the process by which gullies are formed. Hillsides are more prone to gullying when they are cleared of vegetation, through deforestation, over-grazing or other means. The eroded soil is easily carried by the flowing water after being dislodged from the ground, normally when rainfall falls during short, intense storms such as during thunderstorms. The gully moves upward at a nick point. This is from interflow as well as surface runoff. This interflow is quite important for the propagation of the nick point and its migration upstream. Gullies reduce the productivity of farmland where they incise into the land, and produce sediment that may clog downstream waterbodies.

Definition of gully in the English dictionary

The first definition of gully in the dictionary is a channel or small valley, esp one cut by heavy rainwater. Other definition of gully is a small bush-clad valley. Gully is also a deep, wide fissure between two buttresses in a mountain face, sometimes containing a stream or scree.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GULLY

PRESENT

Present

I gully

you gully

he/she/it gullies

we gully

you gully

they gully

Present continuous

I am gullying

you are gullying

he/she/it is gullying

we are gullying

you are gullying

they are gullying

Present perfect

I have gullied

you have gullied

he/she/it has gullied

we have gullied

you have gullied

they have gullied

Present perfect continuous

I have been gullying

you have been gullying

he/she/it has been gullying

we have been gullying

you have been gullying

they have been gullying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gullied

you gullied

he/she/it gullied

we gullied

you gullied

they gullied

Past continuous

I was gullying

you were gullying

he/she/it was gullying

we were gullying

you were gullying

they were gullying

Past perfect

I had gullied

you had gullied

he/she/it had gullied

we had gullied

you had gullied

they had gullied

Past perfect continuous

I had been gullying

you had been gullying

he/she/it had been gullying

we had been gullying

you had been gullying

they had been gullying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will gully

you will gully

he/she/it will gully

we will gully

you will gully

they will gully

Future continuous

I will be gullying

you will be gullying

he/she/it will be gullying

we will be gullying

you will be gullying

they will be gullying

Future perfect

I will have gullied

you will have gullied

he/she/it will have gullied

we will have gullied

you will have gullied

they will have gullied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gullying

you will have been gullying

he/she/it will have been gullying

we will have been gullying

you will have been gullying

they will have been gullying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gully

you would gully

he/she/it would gully

we would gully

you would gully

they would gully

Conditional continuous

I would be gullying

you would be gullying

he/she/it would be gullying

we would be gullying

you would be gullying

they would be gullying

Conditional perfect

I would have gully

you would have gully

he/she/it would have gully

we would have gully

you would have gully

they would have gully

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gullying

you would have been gullying

he/she/it would have been gullying

we would have been gullying

you would have been gullying

they would have been gullying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gully
we let´s gully
you gully

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gully

Past participle

gullied

Present Participle

gullying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GULLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gully» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of gully

canyon · channel · chasm · defile · fissure · gorge · ravine · watercourse

TRANSLATION OF GULLY

Find out the translation of gully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gully» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 隘谷
• Translator English - Spanish: barranco
• English: gully
• Translator English - Hindi: गली
• Translator English - Arabic: اخدود
• Translator English - Russian: овраг
• Translator English - Portuguese: barranco
• Translator English - Bengali: গালিতে
• Translator English - French: ravin
• Translator English - Malay: Gully
• Translator English - German: Schlucht
• Translator English - Japanese: 峡谷
• Translator English - Korean: 협곡
• Translator English - Javanese: Gully
• Translator English - Vietnamese: khe
• Translator English - Tamil: கல்லி
• Translator English - Marathi: गली
• Translator English - Turkish: sel yatağı
• Translator English - Italian: gola
• Translator English - Polish: wpustu
• Translator English - Ukrainian: яр
• Translator English - Romanian: Gully
• Translator English - Greek: ρεματιά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gully
• Translator English - Swedish: ränna
• Translator English - Norwegian: kløft

QUOTES WITH «GULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gully.

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Edmund Hillary

Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GULLY»

Discover the use of gully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Organizational Behavior: Tools for Success

Written by award-winning instructors, this book uses meaningful, relevant examples within each chapter to help translate today's most recent OB research and significant theory into applicable skills.

Jean Phillips, Stanley Gully, 2011

Gully Town: A Novel of Kansas City

As the next generation comes of age in a more civilized Kansas City it faces its own challenges. Michael, a product of Gully town's Little Italy, grows up in violence and becomes chief of the Kansas City underworld.

G. P. Schultz, 1990

Amy and Gully with Aliens

Amy and her brother Gully learn about the interconnectedness of all life, selfless compassion, and the power of pure intention when they are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft and enter a "movie" about a prince.

W. W. Rowe, 2009

Fern Gully

A teenaged fairy and her friends organize to save the rain forest. Deep in the heart of every forest there is a place which is greener and quieter than anywhere else. In this rain forest, that place is called 'Fern Gully'.

Diana Young, 1992

Miracle Gully

They have three adult children, David, Esther and Joshua, and three grandchildren, Noah, Hannah and Elijah. Miracle Gully is his first book in a trilogy about Joseph in the series, The Ebenezer Factor.

Myles Pellowe, 2010

Gully Ghost

A sequel to Gully Ghost, entitled Earth Angels, is currently in the works. Gully Ghost is his first novel.

Anthony Stephen Finney, 2009

Descent Into Chaos: The Doomed Expedition to Low's Gully

Richard Connaughton's search for the truth behind this bizarre story took him around the United Kingdom and to Sabah, Eastern Malaysia.

Richard Michael Connaughton, 1996

Gorgon in the Gully: Pocket Money Puffin

So why does he volunteer to face the Gorgon when he's been petrified of everything all his life? A gentle story about overcoming fear and looking at things from all angles, from best-selling author Melina Marchetta.

Melina Marchetta, 2010

Methods for Assessment of Soil Degradation

Lal (1992) discussed methods of restoring tropical lands that had been degraded by gully erosion. Grissinger (1996b) described rehabilitation techniques for reclaiming severely eroded lands. Both mechanical and agronomic reclamation ...

Rattan Lal, Winfried E. H. Blum, C. Valentin, 1997

Gully erosion and management methods and application: a ...

With reference to Allahabad District of India.

Savindra Singh, Alok Dubey, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gully is used in the context of the following news items.

Ferntree Gully gran aged 92 displays fashion flair for charity

At 92 the Ferntree Gully gran proved she's lost none of her flair when she showcased the latest op-shop couture at today's annual Angliss ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

Tattoos and transfers: Inked exhibition explores art and culture

As tattoos continue to rise in popularity, a group of artists in the Adelaide foothills suburb of Tea Tree Gully are exploring the art and cultural ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Koppio graphite resource doubles

"The new Koppio Mineral Resource, while slightly lower grade than Kookaburra Gully, represents a 52 per cent increase on the company's ... «Port Lincoln Times, Jul 15»

Soldiers bring Anzac legend to life at Emu Gully

Thousands walked through the trenches and lined hills to watch hundreds of soldiers bring alive the Anzac spirit at Emu Gully at Helidon Spa. «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»

Little heroes create new jam in the test kitchens of Spring Gully Foods

Little Heroes Foundation is creating a Little Heroes jam with Spring Gully Foods. Holly, Jed and Connor give it a taste. Picture: BIANCA DE ... «The Advertiser, Jul 15»

A bird's eye view of the Gully's Days Out programme

The summer holiday period can be an expensive time to entertain the family. But thanks to Gully's Days Out, an initiative for young people and ... «Brighton & Hove Independent, Jul 15»

Pilot dead after light plane crash at Cessnock in Hunter Valley

Emergency services were called to Sawyers Gully about 4:30pm after reports a light plane had crashed into dense bushland. A resident ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

A real-life Fern Gully: How one man's dream of saving his people led …

MTV News called it the real life version of “Fern Gully,” as they interviewed the founder of GCE, Godi Godar. Godar grew up in Lac Tumba and ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»

Pilot killed after plane plunges into bushland

Emergency services were called to the crash scene off Old Maitland Road at Sawyers Gully about 4.30pm on Wednesday, after receiving ... «Newcastle Herald, Jul 15»

In Akwa Ibom: Giant gully may swallow neglected Uyo School of …

Last Thursday, students of the institutions abandoned their classrooms in one of the building closest to the gully. They lamented government ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»