Bull (b l)n. See Taurus. |
Bull (b l, bl), Ole Bornemann 1810-1880. Norwegian violinist who toured extensively through the United States and attempted to found a Norwegian colony in Pennsylvania (1852). |
| bull 1 (bl) n. 1. a. An adult male bovine mammal. b. The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle. c. The male of certain other large animals, such as the alligator, elephant, or moose. 2. An exceptionally large, strong, and aggressive person. 3. a. An optimist, especially regarding business conditions. b. A person who buys commodities or securities in anticipation of a rise in prices or who tries by speculative purchases to effect such a rise. 4. Slang A police officer or detective. 5. Slang a. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language. b. Insolent talk or behavior. v. bulled, bull·ing, bulls v.tr. To push; force. v.intr. To push ahead or through forcefully: "He bulls through the press horde that encircles the car" (Scott Turow). adj. Idiom: 1. Male. 2. Large and strong like a bull. 3. Characterized by rising prices: a bull market. grab/take the bull by the horns To deal with a problem directly and resolutely. [Middle English bule, from Old English bula, probably from Old Norse boli; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
| bull 2 (bl) n. 1. An official document issued by the pope and sealed with a bulla. 2. The bulla used to seal such a document. [Middle English bulle, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bulla; see bulla.] |
| bull 3 (bl) n. A gross blunder in logical speech or expression. [Origin unknown.] |
bull 1
Noun
1. a male of domestic cattle, esp. one that is sexually mature
2. the male of various other animals including the elephant and whale
3. a very large, strong, or aggressive person
4. Stock Exchange a speculator who buys in anticipation of rising prices in order to make a profit on resale
5. Chiefly Brit same as bull's-eye (senses 1, 2)
6. like a bull in a china shop clumsy
7. take the bull by the horns to face and tackle a difficulty without shirking [Old English bula]
bull 2
Noun
a ludicrously self-contradictory or nonsensical statement [origin unknown]
bull 3
Noun
a formal document issued by the pope [Latin bulla round object]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bull - uncastrated adult male of domestic cattlehorn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" bullock - young bull |
| 2. | bull - 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" adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" | |
| 3. | bull - 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 - uncomplimentary terms for a policemancolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
| 6. | bull - an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later investor - someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns bear - an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price | |
| 7. | Bull - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | |
| 8. | Bull - the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 | |
| 9. | bull - the center of a target | |
| 10. | 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 eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials | |
| Verb | 1. | bull - push or force; "He bulled through his demands" |
| 2. | bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying investing, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit bull - advance in price; "stocks were bulling" | |
| 3. | bull - 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" go up, rise, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying |
Translations
bull [bul] n → taureau m (= male elephant, whale); mâle m;
(Stock Exchange) → haussier m;
(Rel) → bulle f
bull [bul] n → Stier m;
(male elephant or whale) → Bulle m;
(Stock Exchange) → Haussier m, Haussespekulant m;
(Rel) → Bulle f
n bull [bul]
1 the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc. bul ثَوْر، ذَكَرُ الفيل/ الحوت мъжки бик, кит, морж, слон býk tyr; han der Bulle ταύρος, αρσενικό ορισμένων μεγαλόσωμων ζώων toro pull, sõnn, isane نر sonni, härkä, koiras mâle פַר सांड़ bik bika lembu jantan maschio (dei grandi mammiferi); toro 雄牛 수컷 bulius, stambių gyvūnų patinas bullis; (ziloņu, vaļu) tēviņš lembu jantan stier, bul okse; hann (om hval osv.) byk touro taur самец (крупного животного) býk samec bik tjur วัวตัวผู้หรือสัตว์ตัวผู้ boğa; erkek... 公牛 бугай, бик بیل ، سانڈ bò đực; con đực (cá voi, voi...) 公牛
2 a bull's-eye. lensvormige glas نُقْطَةُ الهَدف، مَرْكِزُ التَّصويب леща střed terče centrum; plet; lige i øjet; fuldtræffer das Bullauge κέντρο του στόχου, διάνα diana tabamiskese, märklaua kese نقطۀ وسط هدف häränsilmä, napakymppi centre d'une cible בּוּל रोशनदान okruglo oko célfekete sasaran centro del bersaglio 的の中心点 과녁 한복판의 흑점 taikinio centras mērķa centrs (šautriņu mešanā u.tml.) sasaran dibahagian tengah roos blink dziesiątka mosca ţintă центр мишени, яблочко stred terča središče tarče pogoditi u centar skott- el. piltavlas centrum, mitt i prick, fönsterventil ใจกลางเป้า hedefin ortası 靶的中心 яблучко мішені مرکزِ ہدف ، سپاہی کی لالٹین điểm đen (hồng tâm) 靶的中心
n bullock [-lək]
1 a young bull. bulkalf ثَوْر صَغير млад бик býček stud junger Bulle ταυράκι novillo pullvasikas نره گاو جوان sonni bouvillon פַּר מְסוֹרַס बैल junac tinó lembu muda manzo, giovenco 雄の子牛 수송아지 jautukas bullēns lembu jantan kembiri jonge stier ung okse byczek novilho taur бычок býček junec june ungtjur วัวหนุ่ม genç boğa 小公牛 віл جوان بیل bò non 小公牛
2 a castrated bull, an ox, often used to pull bullock carts. os ثَوْرٌ مَخْصِي кастриран бик vůl kastreret okse der Ochse βόδι, ευνουχισμένος ταύρος buey härg گاو اخته härkä boeuf שוֹר बैलगाड़ी vol ökör lembu kebiri bue 去勢牛 거세한 소 jautis vērsis kereta lembu os kastrert okse wół boi bou вол vôl vol uškopljeno goveče stut, oxe วัวที่ถูกตอน öküz 閹牛 бичок-кастрат بار برداری کے لئے استعمال ہونے والا ایک خصّی بیل bò thiến 阉牛
n bullfight
in Spain etc a fight between a bull and men on horseback and on foot. stiergeveg مُصارَعَةُ ثيران бикоборство býčí zápas tyrefægtning der Stierkampf ταυρομαχία corrida de toros härjavõitlus گاو بازی härkätaistelu corrida מִלְחֶמֶת שְּווָרִים बैलों की लड़ाई borba s bikovima bikaviadal aduan banteng dan manusia corrida 闘牛 투우 bulių kova, korida vēršu cīņa sukan lawan lembu jantan stieregevecht tyrefekting corrida tourada coridă бой быков býčí zápas bikoborba borba bikova tjurfäktning กีฬาสู้วัวในสเปน boğa güreşi 鬥牛 бій биків ہسپانیہ میں کھیلا جانے والا انسان اور سانڈ کی لڑائی کا کھیل trận đấu bò 斗牛
n bullfighter
stiervegter مُصارِعُ ثيران бикоборец zápasník s býky, toreador tyrefægter der Stierkämpfer ταυρομάχος torero härjavõitleja گاو باز härkätaistelija torero לוֹחֵם שְּווָרִים लड़ाकू बैल toreador torreádor matador torero 闘牛士 투우사 matadoras matadors; toreadors orang yang melawan lembu jantan stierevechter tyrefekter torreador toureiro toreador тореадор toreádor bikoborec borac s bikovima tjurfäktare นักสู้วัว boğa güreşçisi 鬥牛士 тореадор یہ لڑائی لڑنے والا کھلاڑی người đấu bò 斗牛士
n bullring
the enclosed area where a bullfight takes place. arena حَلَبَةُ مُصارَعَةُ الثيران арена за борба с бикове aréna pro býčí zápasy tyrefægterarena die Stierkampfarena αρένα ταυρομαχίας plaza de toros härjavõitluse areen محوطۀ گاو بازی härkätaisteluareena arène זִירַת שְּווָרִים वह क्षेत्र जहां बैलों की लड़ाई होती है korida aréna arena aduan banteng arena 闘牛場 투우장 arena arēna (vēršu cīņām) gelanggang sukan lawan lembu arena tyrefekterarena arena praça de touros arenă de coridă арена для боя быков aréna arena arena tjurfäktningsarena สนามสู้วัว boğa güreşi alanı 鬥牛場 арена для бою биків وہ چار دیواری جہاں یہ کھیل کھیلا جاتا ہے trường đấu bò 斗牛场
n bull's-eye
the centre of a target, especially in archery, darts etc. kolskoot مَرْكِزُ الهَدَف أو التَّصْويب в десетката střed terče centrum; plet das Zentrum κέντρο του στόχου, διάνα diana tabamiskese, märklaua kese نقطۀ مرکزی هدف häränsilmä, napakymppi mille מֵרכָּז הַמָטָרָה लक्ष्य sredina mete célfekete pusat sasaran centro del bersaglio 的の中心点 과녁 한복판의 흑점 taikinio centras mērķa centrs (šautriņu mešanā u.tml.) sasaran dibahagian tengah roos blink środek tarczy, `dziesiątka mosca centru al ţintei центр мишени, яблочко stred terča središče tarče centar mete skott- el. piltavlas centrum, mitt i prick ใจกลางเป้า hedefin ortası 靶心 яблучко مرکزِ ہدف điểm đen (bia) 靶心
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