 bull |
||
| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle | |
| Related terms: | cattle bullock horn | |
| 2. | [ verb ] push or force | |
| Synonyms: | bull_through | |
| Examples: | "He bulled through his demands" |
|
| Related terms: | push | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a serious and ludicrous blunder | |
| Examples: | "he made a bad bull of the assignment" |
|
| Related terms: | blunder | |
| 4. | [ noun ] obscene words for unacceptable behavior | |
| Synonyms: | shit crap horseshit irish_bull dogshit bullshit | |
| Examples: | "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk" "what he said was mostly bull" |
|
| Related terms: | bullshit obscenity | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a large and strong and heavyset man | |
| Synonyms: | bruiser samson strapper | |
| Examples: | "he was a bull of a man" "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got" |
|
| Related terms: | man bruise | |
| 6. | [ noun ] unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | |
| Synonyms: | shit Irish_bull buncombe crap bunk bunkum horseshit guff rot hogwash dogshit bullshit | |
| Related terms: | drivel | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from April 20 to May 20 | |
| Synonyms: | Taurus_the_Bull Taurus | |
| Related terms: | sign_of_the_zodiac | |
| 8. | [ verb ] advance in price, as of stocks | |
| Related terms: | rise | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman | |
| Synonyms: | cop pig fuzz copper | |
| Related terms: | policeman colloquialism | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (stock exchange) try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying | |
| Related terms: | speculate investing | |
| 11. | [ verb ] talk through one's hat | |
| Synonyms: | bullshit fake waffle | |
| Examples: | "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" |
|
| Related terms: | feign fake | |
| 12. | [ noun ] the center of a target | |
| Synonyms: | bull's_eye | |
| Related terms: | center target | |
| 13. | [ adjective ] characterized by rising prices | |
| Examples: | "a bull market" |
|
| Related terms: | rising | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (law,writing) a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) | |
| Synonyms: | papal_bull | |
| Related terms: | decree | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (stock exchange) an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later | |
| Related terms: | bear investor | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus | |
| Synonyms: | taurus | |
| Related terms: | person astrology | |
| 17. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2671 | |
| 18. | [ noun ] (zoology) mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle | |
| Related terms: | placental | |
| Similar spelling: |
bully Bulle bulla Bula buhl Buel Bulow Bulah Buell Buelow |
|
