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noun

the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.

the male of certain other animals, as the elephant and moose.

a large, solidly built person.

a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will increase (opposed to bear).

(initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Taurus.

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a bulldog.

Slang. a police officer.

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adjective

male.

of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull, as in strength.

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having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks: a bull market.

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Bull is always a great word to know.

So is Aquarius. Does it mean:

a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere also called a shooting star or bolide

the Water Bearer, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Capricornus

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verb (used with object)

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Stock Exchange. to attempt to raise the price of.

12.

to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price.

13.

to force; shove: to bull one's way through a crowd.

14.

Nautical. to ram (a buoy).

Idioms

15.

bull in a china shop,

an awkward or clumsy person.

an inconsiderate or tactless person.

a troublemaker; dangerous person.

16.

take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem fearlessly.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English bule, Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli; see bullock

Related forms

bull-like, adjective

Example Sentences

My bull terrier jumping into the swimming pool to recover her tennis ball.

Bull fighting isn't the same here as in other countries.

It's the smallest three-dimensional sculpture ever made: a bull the size of a red blood cell.

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My bull terrier jumping into the swimming pool to recover her tennis ball.

Bull fighting isn't the same here as in other countries.

It's the smallest three-dimensional sculpture ever made: a bull the size of a red blood cell.

Jaime's pit bull attacked and killed his sister's dog.

In a breakthrough for cloning research, researchers produce calves from the ear of a prize bull.

After a rough career in bull riding, maybe all a cowboy needs is some rest and relaxation.

Don't ry to catch the large bull by the last hair of its long tail.

For all the optimism, however, there is reason to be wary of claims that this is the beginning of a long bull run in commodities.

The point was rhetoric is bull as it is it as empty as the hot air of opinion.

It was life in a bull pen, with every stick of our neighbors.

And don't give me bull about the rich deserving it through effort or whatever.

At the beginning of the bull market, the diversification provided by a fund was a good way of reducing risk.

The explaination of the greenhous effect is bull and the greenhouse gas effect is a total lie.

At a rodeo, a bull fighter is the cowboy's best friend, as his job is to draw the bull away from a cowboy.

The minature bull tucked amongst the pottery and wine adds levity and a nod to the home owner's heritage.

They attempt the same on an even less friendly bull.

But some experts think bull sharks, which can thrive in freshwater areas as well as the ocean, may be a.

Cramer asked for a derivation and you provided more of your incoherent bull.

When one bull finally got the other one down, he kept goring him until the hair flew.

But the truth is that bull markets don't start with the everyday investor.

Sitting on a mountain of investors' money during the bull market was a powerful, highly paid and fairly easy job.

At the end of a fight, the matador faces the bull with a small red.

Along with big companies that stand to profit from globel warming bull.

One young bull lived a season or two in the cornfield next door where a new school is now.

Twice a year, inmates enjoy a rodeo on the prison grounds with barbecues and bull riding.

The steady ascent in bank prices is an inevitable consequence of the long bull market.

Brady gets within inches of a deadly bull shark tin order to test its bite force.

The first step to addressing this problem, whether within our control or not is to drop the bull and make power in the proper way.

In its place came a bull market in the price of government bonds.

Aggressive bull moose often spar with their antlers during breeding season while fighting for females, called cows.

Too many funds relied on leverage to ride the bull markets.

Adult bull sharks hunt coastal waters, but the juveniles are found in the rivers of the.

We need to take the bull by the horns and stop depending on other people to do our jobs and responsibilities.

From rotten shark to bull penis, watch as people prepare and eat dishes other cultures can barely imagine.

For a while this view seemed to be borne out by the long bull market in equities.

He was certain that the cunning old bull would return to his favorite haunts in the delta.

Europe's banking system is still built for a bull market that isn't coming back.

And vehicles come equipped with bull bars, grates that protect them when they hit an animal.

Two other shark species that can be aggressive toward people are the tiger shark and the bull shark.

Patterns pop in bull kelp photographed at close range.

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noun

a bulla or seal.

Roman Catholic Church. a formal papal document having a bulla attached.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English bulle < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin bulla seal, sealed document; see bulla

noun Slang.

exaggerations; lies; nonsense.

Idiom

shoot the bull, to talk aimlessly: We just sat around shooting the bull.

Origin:
1620–30; < Medieval Latin bulla play, game, jest, perhaps special use of Latin bulla bubble; now generally taken as a euphemistic shortening of bullshit

noun

John. John Bull.

noun

O·le (Bor·ne·mann)

[oh-luh bor-nuh-mahn] , 1810–80, Norwegian violinist and composer.

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noun

William Frederick (“Bull”), 1882–1959, U.S. admiral.

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World English Dictionary

bull¹ (bʊl)

—n
1.	any male bovine animal, esp one that is sexually matureRelated: taurine
2.	the uncastrated adult male of any breed of domestic cattle
3.	the male of various other animals including the elephant and whale
4.	a very large, strong, or aggressive person
5.	stock exchange
	a. a speculator who buys in anticipation of rising prices in order to make a profit on resale
	b. Compare bear (as modifier): a bull market
6.	chiefly (Brit) bull's-eye short for bull's-eye
7.	slang short for bullshit
8.	bulldog short for bull terrier
9.	a bull in a china shop a clumsy person
10.	slang (US), (Canadian) shoot the bull
	a. to pass time talking lightly
	b. to boast or exaggerate
11.	take the bull by the horns to face and tackle a difficulty without shirking

—*adj*
12.	male; masculine: a bull elephant
13.	large; strong

—vb
14.	(tr) to raise or attempt to raise the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative buying
15.	(intr) (of a cow) to be on heat
16.	slang (US) (intr) to talk lightly or foolishly

Related: taurine

[Old English bula, from Old Norse boli; related to Middle Low German bulle, Middle Dutch bolle]

bull² (bʊl)

—n
	Also called: Irish bull a ludicrously self-contradictory or inconsistent statement

[C17: of uncertain origin]

bull³ (bʊl)

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	a formal document issued by the pope, written in antiquated characters and often sealed with a leaden bulla

[C13: from Medieval Latin bulla seal attached to a bull, from Latin: round object]

Bull¹ (bʊl)

—n
	the Bull the constellation Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac

Bull² (bʊl)

—n
1.	John. 1563--1628, English composer and organist
2.	See John Bull

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Word Origin & History

bull

O.E. bula "a bull, a steer," or O.N. boli "bull," both from P.Gmc. *bullon- (cf. M.Du. bulle, Ger. Bulle), perhaps from a Gmc. verbal stem meaning "to roar," which survives in some Ger. dialects and perhaps in the first element of boulder (q.v.). The other possibility is

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that it is from PIE *bhln-, from base *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole). An uncastrated male, reared for breeding, as opposed to a bullock or steer. Extended after 1610s to males of other large animals (elephant, alligator, whale, etc.). Bullfrog is from 1738, on resemblance of voice. Stock market sense is from 1714. Bulldyke is from 1926 (see dyke). Bullheaded "obstinate" is from 1818. Phrase to take the bull by the horns first recorded 1711.

bull

"papal edict," c.1300, from L. bulla "sealed document" (cf. O.Fr. bulle, It. bulla), originally the word for the seal itself, from bulla "round swelling, knob," said ultimately to be from Gaulish, from PIE *beu-, a base supposed to have formed words associated with swelling (cf. Lith. bule "buttocks,"

M.Du. puyl "bag").

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Slang Dictionary

bull definition

n.
nonsense; bullshit. : Don't give me that bull! I won't buy it.
tv. & in.
to lie to or deceive someone. : Stop bulling me!
n.
a police officer; a private detective or guard. : Here come the bulls. Get out.

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