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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" obscene words for unacceptable behavior "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk" "what he said was mostly bull" a serious and ludicrous blunder "he made a bad bull of the assignment" uncomplimentary terms for a policeman an investor with an optimistic market outlook an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus the second sign of the zodiac the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 the center of a target a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow' e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle push or force "He bulled through his demands" try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" advance in price "stocks were bulling"
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Wikipedia
Bull or bull has various meanings:Wiktionaryparbull The uncastrated male of cattle. This is the origin of most of the other meanings.A male of various other animal species, including bovinebuffalo, elephant, whale. In English languageEnglish, the word "bull" alone is usually spoken to refer specifically to male cattle, with terms such as "bull elephant" disambiguating the term for other species. See also cow.Gerald Bull was an engineer developing long range artillery.Groupe Bull is a computer company.The character of Bull, played by Richard Moll, on the comedy series ''Night Court''A share-trading term. See Bull marketA slang word for police officers, especially prison guards. In homomasculine slang, a large stocky male who displays aggressive dominant behavior. See also "bear communityBear".Short for bullshit. (slang)In the United KingdomBritish Army, and sometimes elsewhere, "bull" is slang for drill and equipment-cleaning that the men consider to be excessive. This usage may derive from a type of Army issue boot polishingpolish that was said to look like cattle excrement, thus "bullshit".A papal bull is a written communication from the Holy SeeVatican, bearing the Popepapal seal (device)seal. This meaning came from Latin ''bulla'' = seal (device)seal.Golden Bull: a kind of legal document in historydisambig nl:Stierpl:Byksv:Tjur
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