gully

n., pl., -lies.
A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour.


v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

v.tr.
To wear a deep ditch or channel in.

v.intr.
To form a deep ditch or channel.

[Perhaps alteration of Middle English golet, throat, channel. See gullet.]

gul·ly² (gŭl'ē)
n. Chiefly British, pl., -lies.
A large knife.

[Short for dialectal gully knife : gully (probably alteration of Middle English golet, throat; see gullet) + KNIFE.]

A water-made cutting, usually steep-sided with a flattened floor. Gullying usually occurs in unconsolidated rock and rarely cuts through bedrock. Gullies usually form quickly as a result of destruction of the plant cover. Gully erosion is the removal of topsoil and the creation of many steep-sided cuttings in a hillside. It can be stopped by restoring a vegetation cover, by contour ploughing, and by making terraces and small dams across the hillside.

IN BRIEF: n. - Deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour).

Tutor's tip: By "golly"! (an exclamation of surprise) there is a "gully" (a cut in land caused by water) that we cannot get across!

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - regnkløft, erosionskløft, nedløbsbrønd, kloakbrønd
v. tr. - skabe kløft i
v. intr. - blive til en kløft

2.
n. - stor kniv

Nederlands (Dutch)
geul, goot, ravijn, groot mes, geulen maken in

Français (French)
1.
n. - ravin, (Géog) ravin, caniveau, rigole, gully (joueur de cricket), zone de jeu du gully
v. tr. - raviner, creuser des rigoles/des canaux
v. intr. - raviner, creuser des rigoles/des canaux

2.
n. - grand couteau

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Rinne, Abflußrinne, tief eingeschnittener Wasserlauf
v. - durch Wassereinwirkung Kanäle bilden, zerfurchen

2.
n. - großes Messer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρεματιά, ξεροπόταμος, βαθύ ρείθρο, οχετός, φρεάτιο υπόνομου
v. - υποσκάπτω, ανοίγω αυλάκι

Italiano (Italian)
stretta e lunga valle, canale di scolo, scavare canali di scolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rego (m), bueiro (m)
v. - corroer (a terra), escavar

Русский (Russian)
глубокий овраг, образованный водой, водосток, канава, образовывать овраги, рыть канавы

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - barranco, hondonada, canal para desagotar agua de lluvia
v. tr. - hacer canales, formarse canales por la acción del agua
v. intr. - hacer canales, formarse canales por la acción del agua

2.
n. - cuchillo largo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ränna, ravin, rännsten, avloppskanal, gully (i kricket)
v. - urholka, gräva ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 小峡谷, 水沟, 沟渠, 冲沟, 在...上冲出沟

2. 小峡谷, 排水沟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 小峽谷, 水溝, 溝渠, 沖溝
v. tr. - 在...上沖出溝
v. intr. - 在...上沖出溝

2.
n. - 小峽谷, 排水溝

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 협곡, 도랑
v. tr. - 홈을 파다, 도랑을 만들다
v. intr. - 침식을 겪다, 도랑이 되다

2.
n. - 커다란 칼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小峡谷, 溝, 下水, 小谷

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اخدود ( بفعل المياة الجاريه) (فعل) يخدد ( بفعل المياه الجاريه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תעלה, ערוץ‬
v. tr. - ‮חפר תעלה‬
v. intr. - ‮נוצרה כתוצאה מפעולת מים (תעלה)‬
n. - ‮שחקן קריקט בשדה המשחק‬

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