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noun
1.
the male of a bovine animal, especially 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.
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EXPAND(initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Taurus.
adjective
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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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verb (used with object)
Idioms11.
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).
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bull in a china shop,
a.
an awkward or clumsy person.
b.
an inconsiderate or tactless person.
c.
a troublemaker; dangerous person.
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take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem fearlessly.
Related forms
bull-like, adjective
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noun
1.
a bulla or seal.
2.
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
1250–1300; Middle English bulle < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin bulla seal, sealed document; see bulla
noun Slang.
Idiom1.
exaggerations; lies; nonsense.
2.
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
1620–30; < Medieval Latin bulla play, game, jest, perhaps special use of Latin bulla bubble; now generally taken as a euphemistic shortening of bullshit
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Word Origin & History
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,"
EXPANDM.Du. puyl "bag").
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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