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Definition of 'bull'Etymology 1
From (etyl) bul, bule, from (etyl) . More at blow.
Noun
( en-noun)
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
#Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
A large, strong man.
(lb) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
(lb) A policeman.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
*1859 ,
*:Half-a-crown'' is known as an (alderman), (half a bull), (half a tusheroon), and a (madza caroon); whilst a ''crown'' piece, or ''five shillings , may be called either a (bull), or a (caroon), or a (cartwheel), or a (coachwheel), or a (thick-un), or a (tusheroon).
A man.
Synonyms
* guy, dude, bro, cat
* cop, copper, pig (derogatory''), rozzer (''British ). See also
Antonyms
* bear
Coordinate terms
* cow, ox, calf, steer
Adjective
( -)
Large and strong, like a bull.
Of large mammals, male.
- a bull elephant
(finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
Synonyms
* (large and strong) beefy, hunky, robust
* (male): male
Antonyms
* (large and strong): feeble, puny, weak
* (male): female
* (of a market): bear
Verb
To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- He bulled his way in .
To lie, to tell untruths.
To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
(UK|military) To polish boots to a high shine.
(finance) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
- to bull railroad bonds
(finance) To endeavour to raise prices in.
- to bull the market
Derived terms
* bulldog
* bulldozer
* bulldust
* bullfrog
* bullhorn
( rel-mid)
* bull in a china shop
* bullseye
* bullshit
* bull wheel
* shoot the bull
* take the bull by the horns
( rel-bottom)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) bulle'', from (etyl) ''bulle'', from Low (etyl) ''bulla
Noun
( en-noun)
A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
Verb
( en-verb)
to publish in a Papal bull
Etymology 3
From (etyl) . Popularly associated with (bullshit).
Noun
(-)
A lie.
(euphemistic|informal) Nonsense.
Synonyms
* (nonsense) See also
Etymology 4
From (etyl) .
Similar to 'bull'bbl, bel, bell, ball, bol, bil, bill, bowel, bowl, boil, bail, boll, biol, bawl, buhl, bool, beal, boul, bael
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