bull has definitions from the fields of zoology,stock exchange,law,writing,astronomy
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[ noun ] (zoology) uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

Used in print

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

She glanced around the clearing , taking_in the wagon and the load of supplies and trappings scattered over the ground , the two kids , the whiteface bull that was chewing its cud just within the far reaches of the firelight .

And they had almost everything they needed : land , a house , two whiteface bulls , three horses .

Related terms

cattle bullock horn

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[ verb ] push or force

Synonyms

bull_through

Examples

"He bulled through his demands"

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

He 'll even bull head-on into the rules when he is sure he 's right .

Related terms

push

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[ noun ] a serious and ludicrous blunder

Examples

"he made a bad bull of the assignment"

Related terms

blunder

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[ noun ] obscene words for unacceptable behavior

Examples

"I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk" "what he said was mostly bull"

Related terms

bullshit obscenity

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[ noun ] a large and strong and heavyset man

Examples

"he was a bull of a man" "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"

Used in print

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

This was a bull of a man .

Related terms

man bruise

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[ noun ] unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

Less bull the more you can do with um .

Related terms

drivel

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[ noun ] (astronomy) the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from April 20 to May 20

Related terms

sign_of_the_zodiac

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[ verb ] advance in price, as of stocks

Related terms

rise

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[ noun ] (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Synonyms

cop pig fuzz copper

Related terms

policeman colloquialism

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[ verb ] (stock exchange) try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

Related terms

speculate investing

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[ 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

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[ noun ] the center of a target

Synonyms

bull's_eye

Related terms

center target

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[ adjective ] characterized by rising prices

Examples

"a bull market"

Related terms

rising

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[ 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

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[ 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

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[ noun ] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

Synonyms

taurus

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person astrology

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2671
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[ 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

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