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bull

noun

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
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"
Synonyms: bruiser, Samson, strapper
obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
Synonyms: bullshit, crap, dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, shit
a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Synonyms: cop, copper, fuzz, pig
an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
Antonyms: bear
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
Synonyms: Taurus
the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
Synonyms: Taurus, Taurus the Bull
the center of a target
Synonyms: bull's eye
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
Synonyms: papal bull
mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow''; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

verb

push or force; "He bulled through his demands"
Synonyms: bull through
try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
talk through one''s hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
Synonyms: bullshit, fake
advance in price; "stocks were bulling"