"bull" in the noun sense
1. bull
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
2. bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson
a large and strong and heavyset man
"he was a bull of a man"
"a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
3. bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit
obscene words for unacceptable behavior
"I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"
"what he said was mostly bull"
4. bull
a serious and ludicrous blunder
"he made a bad bull of the assignment"
5. bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
6. bull
an investor with an optimistic market outlook an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
7. Taurus, Bull
astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
8. Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull
the second sign of the zodiac the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
9. bull's eye, bull
the center of a target
10. bull, papal bull
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
11. bull
mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow' e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
"bull" in the verb sense
1. bull, bull through
push or force
"He bulled through his demands"
2. bull
try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
3. talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull, fake
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
"The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
4. bull
advance in price
"stocks were bulling"
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