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bull

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[ bool ]

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 mammals, as elephants and moose.
  3. a large, solidly built person.
  4. a person who believes that market prices, especially of stocks, will increase ( bear ).
  5. Bull, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Taurus.
  7. Slang. a police officer.

adjective

  1. male.
  2. of, relating to, or resembling a bull, as in strength.
  3. having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks:

    a bull market.

verb (used with object)

  1. Stock Exchange. to attempt to raise the price of.
  2. to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price.
  3. to force; shove:

    to bull one's way through a crowd.

  4. Nautical. to ram (a buoy).

bull

2

[ bool ]

noun

Slang.
  1. exaggeration, lies, or nonsense.

bull

3

[ bool ]

noun

  1. a bulla or seal.
  2. Roman Catholic Church. a formal papal document having a bulla attached.

Bull

4

[ bool ]

noun

  1. O·le (Bor·ne·mann) [oh, -l, uh, , bor, -n, uh, -mahn], 1810–80, Norwegian violinist and composer.

bull.

5

abbreviation for

  1. bulletin.

bull

1

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. any male bovine animal, esp one that is sexually mature 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
    1. a speculator who buys in anticipation of rising prices in order to make a profit on resale
    2. ( as modifier ) Compare bear 1

      a bull market

  7. slang.
    short for bullshit
  9. a bull in a china shop
    a clumsy person
  10. shoot the bull slang.
    1. to pass time talking lightly
    2. to boast or exaggerate
  11. take the bull by the horns
    to face and tackle a difficulty without shirking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. male; masculine

    a bull elephant

  2. large; strong
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verb

  1. tr to raise or attempt to raise the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative buying
  2. intr (of a cow) to be on heat
  3. slang.
    intr to talk lightly or foolishly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bull

2

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. the Bull
    the constellation Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac
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Bull

3

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. BullJohn15631628MEnglishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: organist John . 1563–1628, English composer and organist
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bull

4

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. a ludicrously self-contradictory or inconsistent statement Also calledIrish bull
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bull

5

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. a formal document issued by the pope, written in antiquated characters and often sealed with a leaden bulla
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bull1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English bule, Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli; Greek 󲹱ó “penis,” from a root meaning “to swell”; bullock

Origin of bull2

First recorded in 1620–30; from Medieval Latin bulla “play, game, jest,” perhaps special use of Latin bulla “bubble”; now generally taken as a euphemistic shortening of bullshit

Origin of bull3

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English bull(e) “a (lead) seal affixed to a papal edict, papal edict; official sealed document,” from Medieval Latin bulla “seal, sealed document,” from Latin ; bulla
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of bull1

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

Origin of bull2

C17: of uncertain origin

Origin of bull3

C13: from Medieval Latin bulla seal attached to a bull, from Latin: round object
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. bull in a china shop,
    1. an awkward or clumsy person.
    2. an inconsiderate or tactless person.
    3. a troublemaker; dangerous person.
  2. shoot / throw the bull, Slang. to talk aimlessly:

    We just sat around shooting the bull.

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

More idioms and phrases containing bull

  • cock and bull story
  • hit the bull's-eye
  • shoot the breeze (bull)
  • take the bull by the horns
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Example Sentences

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“It’s been an unsettling time, and that’s why after a massive bull market, you’re seeing, especially major tech stocks, go through just a disaster period to start the year.”

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But he was prescient: The market turned in positive returns in seven of the next 10 years, and embarked on a record-breaking bull run that may not yet have run its course.

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What a wretched group of seniors you must be ... for shoveling out this bull—.

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“Tesla is going through a crisis and there is one person who can fix it ... Musk,” Dan Ives, a technology analyst and long-term bull on Tesla, tweeted Thursday.

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It also recognizes that the fabled idea of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll is utter bulls**t.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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