bull

Bull

 (bo͝ol)

n.

See Taurus.

---

bull ¹

 (bo͝ol)

n.

1.

a. An adult male bovine mammal.

b. The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.

c. The adult male of certain other large animals, such as alligators, elephants, moose, or whales.

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.

1. Male.

2. Large and strong like a bull.

3. Characterized by rising prices: a bull market.

Idiom:

grab/take the bull by the horns

To deal with a problem directly and resolutely.

---

[Middle English bole, bule, from Old English bula probably from Old Norse boli; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

---

bull ²

 (bo͝ol)

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

 (bo͝ol)

n.

A gross blunder in logical speech or expression.

---

[Origin unknown.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

bull

(bʊl)

n

1. (Zoology) any male bovine animal, esp one that is sexually mature.

2. (Zoology) the uncastrated adult male of any breed of domestic cattle

3. (Zoology) the male of various other animals including the elephant and whale

4. a very large, strong, or aggressive person

5. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange

a. a speculator who buys in anticipation of rising prices in order to make a profit on resale

b. (as modifier): a bull market. Compare bear¹⁵

6. (Archery) chiefly Brit short for bull's-eye¹, bull's-eye²

7. slang short for bullshit

8. (Breeds) short for bulldog, bull terrier

9. a bull in a china shop a clumsy person

10. shoot the bull slang

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. (Zoology) male; masculine: a bull elephant.

13. large; strong

vb

14. (Stock Exchange) (tr) to raise or attempt to raise the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative buying

15. (Agriculture) (intr) (of a cow) to be on heat

16. (intr) slang US to talk lightly or foolishly

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

---

bull

(bʊl)

n

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

[C17: of uncertain origin]

---

bull

(bʊl)

n

(Roman Catholic Church) 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]

---

Bull

(bʊl)

n

(Astrology) the Bull the constellation Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac

---

Bull

(bʊl)

n

1. (Biography) John. 1563–1628, English composer and organist

2. See John Bull

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bull¹

(bʊl)
n.

1. the male of a bovine mammal, esp. 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.

4. a person who believes that stock prices will increase (opposed to bear).

5. (cap.) Taurus.

6. a bulldog.

7. Slang. a police officer.

adj.

8. male.

9. pertaining to or resembling a bull, as in size or strength.

10. marked by rising prices, esp. of stocks: a bull market.

v.t.

11. to accomplish by forcing or shoving: to bull one's way through a crowd.

Idioms:

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

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

bull′-like`, adj.

bull²

(bʊl)

n.

a formal papal document having a bulla attached.

[1250–1300; Middle English bulle < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin bulla seal; see bulla]

bull³

(bʊl) Slang.
n.

1. exaggerations; lies; nonsense.

v.i.

2. to engage in foolish or exaggerated talk.

v.t.

3. to try to fool or impress by lies or exaggeration.

[1600–10; taken as euphemism for bullshit]

Bull

(bʊl)

n.

John, John Bull.

bull.

bulletin.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

bull

Past participle: bulled
Gerund: bulling

Imperative

bull

bull

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

bull

A speculator on the Stock Exchange who buys expecting prices to rise. Compare bear.

Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bull - uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle horn - 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" bruiser, strapper, Samson 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" bullshit, horseshit, Irish bull, shit, crap bunkum, guff, hogwash, buncombe, rot, bunk - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) dirty word, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
	4.	bull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment" blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake
	5.	bull - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman cop, fuzz, copper, pig colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
	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 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 Taurus the Bull, Taurus
	9.	bull - the center of a target bull's eye target, mark - a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
	10.	bull - a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) papal bull decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
	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" bull through push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
	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" job, speculate - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"
	3.	bull - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" bullshit, talk through one's hat, fake dissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
	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

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

bull

noun

Related words
adjective taurine

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

bull ¹

noun

1. Slang. A member of a law-enforcement agency:

bluecoat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, policeman, police officer, policewoman.

Informal: cop, law.

Slang: copper, flatfoot, fuzz, gendarme, heat, man (often uppercase).

Chiefly British: bobby, constable, peeler.

2. Slang. Something that does not have or make sense:

balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.

Informal: tommyrot.

Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

---

bull ²

noun

A stupid, clumsy mistake:

blunder, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.

Informal: blooper, boner.

Slang: bloomer, goof.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

ثَوْرثَوْر، ذَكَرُ الفيلنُقْطَةُ الهَدف، مَرْكِزُ التَّصويب

býkstřed terče

tyrcentrumfuldtræfferhanlige i øjet

BulleStierBullenaugeSiegelBullauge

ταύρος

torobuladianamacho

bullahärkäkoirassinettisonni

taureaubulleflicmâlesceau

bik

bika

miîdepill í skotmarkinaut, tarfur

Torobollamaschiosigillospeculatore al rialzo

雄牛

황소

taurus

bulių kovabuliusjautisjautukaskorida

bullismērķa centrstēviņš

stierzegelbeerbulkolos

okseblinkhann

bykbulla

tourobulaforçargrandemacho

taur

буллабыкбыкибычачийбычий

býk

bikbula

tjurbullahanehaussesnut

วัวตัวผู้

boğaerkekhedefin ortası

bò đực

公牛靶的中心

bull

¹ [bʊl]

A. N

1. (Zool) → toro m; (= male) [of elephant, seal] → macho m
like a bull in a china shop → como un elefante en una cristalería
to take the bull by the horns → coger or (LAm) agarrar el toro por los cuernos
see also red A1

2. (Fin) → alcista mf

3. (= nonsense) → sandeces fpl, chorradas fpl (Sp)
to talk a lot of bull → decir sandeces, decir chorradas (Sp)

4. (Mil) → trabajos mpl rutinarios

B. ADJ (Zool) → macho

C. VT (Fin) to bull the market → hacer subir el mercado comprando acciones especulativamente

D. CPD bull bars NPL (Aut) → defensa fsing (delantera or frontal)
bull calf N (Zool) → becerro m
bull dyke N (pej) → camionera f
bull market N (Fin) → mercado m en alza or alcista
bull neck N → cuello m de toro
bull terrier N → bulterrier m

---

bull

² [bʊl] N (Rel) → bula f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bull

[ˈbʊl] n

(= animal) → taureau m
to be like a bull in a china shop → être comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine
to take the bull by the horns → prendre le taureau par les cornes bull elephant

(= person) (STOCK EXCHANGE) → haussier m

(= statement by Pope) → bulle fbull bar n → pare-buffle(s) m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bull

:

bullfight

n → Stierkampf m

bullfighter

n → Stierkämpfer m

bullfighting

n → Stierkampf m; bull is … → der Stierkampf ist …

bullfinch

n → Dompfaff m, → Gimpel m

bullfrog

n → Ochsenfrosch m

bullheaded

adj person → dickköpfig

bullhorn

n (US) → Megafon nt, → Megaphon nt

---

bull

:

bullpen

n (US inf)

(Baseball) (= area) Bereich in dem sich Einwechsel-Werfer aufwärmen (= players) → Einwechsel-Werfer pl, → Einwechsel-Pitcher pl

(= office) → Großraumbüro nt

(= cell) → Sammelzelle f

bullring

n → Stierkampfarena f

bull’s-eye

n

(of target) → Scheibenmittelpunkt m → or -zentrum nt; (= hit) → Schuss m → ins Schwarze or Zentrum; (in darts) → Bull’s eye nt; (in archery) → Mouche f; to get a or hit the bull (lit, fig) → ins Schwarze treffen; bull! (lit, fig) → genau getroffen!, ein Schuss ins Schwarze!

(= sweet) → hartes Pfefferminzbonbon

bullshit (sl)

n (lit) → Kuhscheiße f (vulg); (fig) → Scheiß m (inf)

interj → ach Quatsch (inf); bull, of course you can → red keinen Scheiß, klar kannst du das (inf)

vi → Scheiß erzählen (inf)

vt to bull somebody → jdm Scheiß erzählen (inf); he bullted his way out of trouble → er hat sich ganz großkotzig aus der Affäre gezogen (inf)

bullshitter

n (sl) → Dummschwätzer(in) m(f) (inf)

bull terrier

n → Bullterrier m

bullwhip

n → Lederpeitsche f

vt → auspeitschen

---

bull

¹

n

→ Stier m; (for breeding) → Bulle m; to take or seize the bull by the horns (fig) → den Stier bei den Hörnern packen; like a bull in a china shop (inf) → wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen (inf); with a neck like a bull → stiernackig

(= male of elephant, whale etc) → Bulle m; a bull elephant → ein Elefantenbulle m; bull calf → Bullenkalb nt

(St Ex) → Haussier m, → Haussespekulant(in) m(f)

(Brit Mil sl) → Drill m → und Routine f

(inf: = nonsense) → Unsinn m, → Quatsch m (inf)

vi (St Ex) → auf Hausse spekulieren

vt (St Ex) stocks, shares → hochtreiben; to bull the market → die Kurse hochtreiben

---

bull

²

n (Eccl) → Bulle f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bull

¹ [bʊl] n

a. → toro; (male of elephant, seal) → maschio
like a bull in a china shop → come un elefante
to take the bull by the horns (fig) → prendere il toro per le corna

b. (Stock Exchange) → rialzista m/f

---

bull

² [bʊl] n (Rel) → bolla (papale)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bull

(bul) noun

1. the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc. bul ثَوْر، ذَكَرُ الفيل/ الحوت мъжки бик, кит, морж, слон touro býk der Bulle tyr; han ταύρος, αρσενικό ορισμένων μεγαλόσωμων ζώων toro pull, sõnn, isane نر sonni mâleפר सांड़ bik bika lembu jantan maschio; toro 雄牛 황소 bulius, stambių gyvūnų patinas bullis; (ziloņu, vaļu) tēviņš lembu jantan stier, bulokse; hannbyk نر touro taur самец 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 mosca střed terče das Bullauge centrum; plet; lige i øjet; fuldtræffer κέντρο του στόχου, διάνα diana tabamiskese, märklaua kese نقطۀ وسط هدف napakymppi centre d'une cible בול रोशनदान okruglo oko célfekete sasaran centro del bersaglio 的の中心点 과녁 taikinio centras mērķa centrs (šautriņu mešanā u.tml.) sasaran dibahagian tengah roosblink `dziesiątka` د هدف منځنی ټکی mosca ţintă центр мишени, яблочко stred terča središče tarče pogoditi u centar skott- el. piltavlas centrum, mitt i prick, fönsterventil ใจกลางเป้า hedefin ortası 靶心 яблучко мішені مرکزِ ہدف ، سپاہی کی لالٹین điểm đen (hồng tâm) 靶的中心

ˈbullock (-lək) noun

1. a young bull. bulkalf ثَوْر صَغير млад бик novilho býček junger Bulle stud ταυράκι novillo pullvasikas نره گاو جوان sonnivasikka 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 نر ځوان غویی 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 boi vůl der Ochse kastreret okse βόδι, ευνουχισμένος ταύρος buey härg گاو اخته härkä boeuf שור बैलगाड़ी vol ökör lembu kebiri bue 去勢牛 거세한 황소 jautis vērsis kereta lembu oskastrert oksewół غوا 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

ˈbullfight noun

in Spain etc a fight between a bull and men on horseback and on foot. stiergeveg مُصارَعَةُ ثيران бикоборство tourada býčí zápas der Stierkampf tyrefægtning ταυρομαχίαcorrida 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 stierengevechttyrefekting corrida د غوایو جنګ 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

ˈbullfighter noun

stiervegter مُصارِعُ ثيران бикоборец toureiro zápasník s býky, toreador der Stierkämpfer tyrefægter ταυρομάχοςtorero 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 stierenvechtertyrefekter torreador هغه څوک چی غویی په جنګ اچوی 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

ˈbullring noun

the enclosed area where a bullfight takes place. arena حَلَبَةُ مُصارَعَةُ الثيران арена за борба с бикове praça de touros aréna pro býčí zápasy die Stierkampfarena tyrefægterarena 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 arenatyrefekterarenaarena د غویو دجنګ میدان 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

ˈbull's-eye noun

the centre of a target, especially in archery, darts etc. kolskoot مَرْكِزُ الهَدَف أو التَّصْويب в десетката mosca střed terče das Zentrum centrum; plet κέντρο του στόχου, διάνα diana tabamiskese, märklaua kese نقطۀ مرکزی هدف napakymppi mille מֵרכָּז הַמָטָרָה लक्ष्य sredina mete célfekete pusat sasaran centro del bersaglio 的の中心点 과녁 taikinio centras mērķa centrs (šautriņu mešanā u.tml.) sasaran dibahagian tengah roosblink środek tarczy, `dziesiątka` د هدف مرکزی ټکی 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

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

bull

→ ثَوْر býk tyr Stier ταύρος toro härkä taureau bik toro 雄牛 황소 stier okse byk touro бык tjur วัวตัวผู้ boğa bò đực 公牛

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009