bull

/ˈbʊl/

noun

  1. 1

    An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.

  2. 2

    A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.

  3. 3

    Any adult male bovine.

  4. 4

    An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.

  5. 5

    A large, strong man.

  6. 6

    An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.

  7. 7

    A policeman.

  8. 8

    A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.

  9. 9

    (Philadelphia) A man.

  10. 10

    A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.

  11. 11

    A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.

Antonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Large and strong, like a bull.

  2. 2

    (of large mammals) adult male

    a bull elephant
  3. 3

    Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)

  4. 4

    Stupid

noun

  1. 1

    The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

  2. 2

    A shot which hits the centre of a target.

  3. 3

    The two central rings on a dartboard.

  4. 4

    A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.

  5. 5

    Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.

  6. 6

    A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.

  7. 7

    The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect.

  8. 8

    A convex glass lens which is placed in front of a lamp to concentrate the light so as to make it more conspicuous as a signal; also the lantern itself.

  9. 9

    A £50 banknote.

  10. 10

    Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.

noun

  1. 1

    The faeces of a bull.

  2. 2

    False or exaggerated statements made to impress and deceive the listener rather than inform; nonsense.

    Don't pay any attention to him. He talks a lot of bullshit.
  3. 3

    A card game in which the object is to bluff about cards laid down and to determine when one's opponents are bluffing.

    Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?
  4. 4

    An object of frustration and/or disgust, often caused by a perceived deception.

    That's total bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!
  5. 5

    Statements that may be true but misleading nonetheless.

  6. 6

    Statements made without any particular reference to their truth value.

verb

  1. 1

    To force oneself (in a particular direction).

    He bulled his way in.
  2. 2

    To lie, to tell untruths.

  3. 3

    To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.

  4. 4

    To polish boots to a high shine.

  5. 5

    To endeavour to raise the market price of.

    to bull railroad bonds
  6. 6

    To endeavour to raise prices in.

    to bull the market

noun

  1. 1

    A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.

  2. 2

    A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

verb

  1. 1

    (17th century) to publish in a Papal bull

noun

  1. 1

    A lie.

  2. 2

    Nonsense.

verb

  1. 1

    To mock; to cheat.

noun

  1. 1

    (16th century) A bubble.

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