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gulf

1. gulf \'g*lf\ \'g*l-fe-\ n [ME goulf, fr. MF golfe, fr. It golfo, fr. LL 
   colpus, f]r. Gk kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to OE hwealf vault, OHG walbo 1: a 
   part of an ocean or sea extending into the land  2: a deep chasm : ABYSS  
   3: WHIRLPOOL  4: an unbridgeable gap  - gulfy aj
2. gulf vt : ENGULF