Bull - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a large and strong and heavyset man (syn: bruiser, samson, strapper)
what he said was mostly bull
- 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
- speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (syn: bullshit, fake)
- advance in price
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
singular: bull
plural: bulls
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