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bull1
—bull-like, adj.
/bool/, n.
1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
2. the male of certain other animals, as the elephant and moose.
3. a large, solidly built person.
4. a person who believes that market prices,
esp.
of stocks,
will increase (
opposed to bear).
5. (
cap.)
Astron., Astrol. the constellation or sign of Taurus.
6. a bulldog.
7. Slang. a police officer.
8. bull in a china shop,
a. an awkward or clumsy person.
b. an inconsiderate or tactless person.
c. a troublemaker; dangerous person.
9. take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem fearlessly.
adj.
10. male.
11. of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull, as in strength.
12. having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks: a bull market.
v.t.
13. Stock Exchange. to attempt to raise the price of.
14. to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price.
15. to force; shove: to bull one's way through a crowd.
16. Naut. to ram (a buoy).
[1150-1200; ME bule, OE bula; akin to ON boli; see BULLOCK]
bull2
/bool/, n.
1. a bulla or seal.
2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a formal papal document having a bulla attached.
[
1250-1300; ME bulle < AF < ML bulla seal, sealed document; see BULLA]
/bool/, n. Slang.
1. exaggerations; lies; nonsense.
2. shoot the bull, to talk aimlessly: We just sat around shooting the bull.
[
1620-30; < ML bulla play, game, jest, perh. special use of L bulla bubble; now generally taken as a euphemistic shortening of BULLSHIT]
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(as used in expressions)
Bull Run Battles of
Bull John
Bull Ole Bornemann
bull roarer
Bull Halsey
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