Bull - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bʊl|  American pronunciation of the word bull
Brit.  |bʊl|  British pronunciation of the word bull

noun

- uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
- a large and strong and heavyset man (syn: bruiser, samson, strapper)
he was a bull of a man
- obscene words for unacceptable behavior (syn: bullshit, crap, shit)
I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
what he said was mostly bull
- a serious and ludicrous blunder
he made a bad bull of the assignment
- uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (syn: cop, copper, fuzz, pig)
- an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus (syn: taurus)
- the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 (syn: taurus)
- the center of a target
- a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
- mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

verb

- push or force
He bulled through his demands
- try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
- speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (syn: bullshit, fake)
- advance in price
stocks were bulling

Extra examples

A bull is to be baited on Monday next.

What a load of bull!

Bull! Where did you get that idea?

If we succeed in bulling silver we shall also succeed in bearing gold to the same extent.

I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk

He bulled through his demands

Farmers castrated the bull calf.

The bull flared its nostrils.

...just missed the bull's-eye by a hairbreadth...

...only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet...

The bull was pawing the dirt.

...not surprisingly, the white cow and black bull had a spotted calf...

The bull has been bellowing out all morning.

He applied for a bull of absolution from the oaths so lately taken.

He was treed by a bull.

Word forms

noun
singular: bull
plural: bulls
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