bull (n.)

  1. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

  2. a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

    [ Syn: papal bull ]

  3. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

  4. 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

    [ Syn: bruiser , strapper , samson ]

  5. obscene words for unacceptable behavior; I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk; what he said was mostly bull

    [ Syn: bullshit , irish bull , horseshit , shit , crap , dogshit ]

  6. a serious and ludicrous blunder; he made a bad bull of the assignment'

  7. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

    [ Syn: cop , copper , fuzz , pig ]

  8. an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

  9. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

    [ Syn: taurus , bull ]

  10. the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

    [ Syn: taurus , taurus the bull , bull ]

  11. the center of a target

    [ Syn: bulls eye ]

    bull (v.)

  1. push or force; He bulled through his demands

    [ Syn: bull through ]

  2. try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

  3. speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it

    [ Syn: talk through ones hat , bullshit , fake ]

  4. advance in price; stocks were bulling'

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