bull

Plural: bulls

Noun

• uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
• a large and strong and heavyset man
  • "he was a bull of a man"
• obscene words for unacceptable behavior
  • "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
• 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
• the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
• 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
• An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
• Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
• An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
• Any bovine of an aggressive or long-horned breed regardless of age and sex.
• A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
• Any adult male bovine.
• An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
• A large, strong man.
• An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
• A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
• An elderly lesbian.
• A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
• Clipping of bullseye.
• Clipping of bullseye.
• The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
• A man or boy (derived from the Philadelphia English pronunciation of “boy”, which is practically a homophone of “bull”)
• Clipping of bullshit.
• A man who has sex with someone else's partner, with the consent of both.
• A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.
• Beef.
• A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
• A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
• A lie.
• Nonsense.
• A bubble.

Verb

Verb Forms: bulled, bulling, bulls

• To push forward with force or determination.
• 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
• advance in price
  • "stocks were bulling"
• To force oneself (in a particular direction); to move aggressively.
• To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.
• To mate with (a cow or heifer).
• To endeavour to raise the market price of.
• To endeavour to raise prices in.
• To publish in a papal bull.
• To mock; to cheat.
• To lie, to tell untruths.
• To polish (boots) to a high shine.

Adj

• Large and strong, like a bull.
• Adult male.
• Characterized by rising prices or belief that prices will rise.
• Stupid.

Examples

• a bull elephant
• a bull market
• He bulled his way in.
• He decided to bull ahead with a risky play, hoping for a high score.
• to bull railroad bonds
• to bull the market

Synonyms

bruiser, bull through, bull's eye, bullshit, cop, copper, crap, dogshit, fake, fuzz, horseshit, Irish bull, papal bull, pig, Samson, shit, strapper, talk through one's hat, Taurus, Taurus the Bull, beefy, bro, bullseye, cat, dude, gentleman cow, guy, hunky, male, robust, rozzer. See also Thesaurus:police officer, stupid

Antonyms

bear, feeble, female, puny, weak

Anagrams of bull