bull

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noun (1)

ˈbu̇l

ˈbəl

: a male bovine

especially : an adult uncastrated male domestic bovine

: a usually adult male of various large animals (such as elephants, whales, or seals)

: one who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise compare bear

: one that resembles a bull (as in brawny physique)

: bulldog

slang : police officer, detective

capitalized : taurus

bull

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adjective

: of or relating to a bull

: male

a bull calf

: suggestive of a bull

: large of its kind

a bull lathe

bull

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verb (1)

bulled; bulling; bulls

intransitive verb

: to advance forcefully

transitive verb

: to act on with violence

: force

bulled his way through the crowd

bull

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noun (2)

: a solemn papal letter sealed with a bulla or with a red-ink imprint of the device on the bulla

: edict, decree

bull

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verb (2)

bulled; bulling; bulls

transitive verb

slang : to fool especially by fast boastful talk

intransitive verb

slang : to engage in idle and boastful talk

bull

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noun (3)

: a grotesque blunder in language

slang : empty boastful talk

slang : nonsense sense 2

bull

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abbreviation

bulletin

Synonyms

Noun (1)

bobby [British]
constable [chiefly British]
cop
copper
flatfoot [slang]
fuzz
gendarme
lawman
officer
police officer
policeman
shamus [slang]

Verb (1)

bore
bulldoze
crash
elbow
jam
jostle
muscle
press
push
shoulder
squeeze

Noun (2)

decree
diktat
directive
edict
fiat
rescript
ruling
ukase

Verb (2)

blow
boast
brag
crow
gasconade
swagger
vapor
vaunt

Noun (3)

bluster
bombast
brag
braggadocio
cockalorum
fanfaronade
gas
gasconade
grandiloquence
hot air
magniloquence
rant
rodomontade
rhodomontade

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull

Noun (2)

Middle English bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin, bubble, amulet

Noun (3)

perhaps from obsolete bull to mock

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1884, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (3)

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	bulled
释义	bull 1 of 7 noun (1) ˈbu̇l ˈbəl 1 a : a male bovine especially : an adult uncastrated male domestic bovine b : a usually adult male of various large animals (such as elephants, whales, or seals) 2 : one who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise compare bear 3 : one that resembles a bull (as in brawny physique) 4 : bulldog 5 slang : police officer, detective 6 capitalized : taurus bull 2 of 7 adjective 1 a : of or relating to a bull b : male a bull calf c : suggestive of a bull 2 : large of its kind a bull lathe bull 3 of 7 verb (1) bulled; bulling; bulls intransitive verb : to advance forcefully transitive verb 1 : to act on with violence 2 : force bulled his way through the crowd bull 4 of 7 noun (2) 1 : a solemn papal letter sealed with a bulla or with a red-ink imprint of the device on the bulla 2 : edict, decree bull 5 of 7 verb (2) bulled; bulling; bulls transitive verb slang : to fool especially by fast boastful talk intransitive verb slang : to engage in idle and boastful talk bull 6 of 7 noun (3) 1 : a grotesque blunder in language 2 slang : empty boastful talk 3 slang : nonsense sense 2 bull 7 of 7 abbreviation bulletin Synonyms Noun (1) bobby [British] constable [chiefly British] cop copper flatfoot [slang] fuzz gendarme lawman officer police officer policeman shamus [slang] Verb (1) bore bulldoze crash elbow jam jostle muscle press push shoulder squeeze Noun (2) decree diktat directive edict fiat rescript ruling ukase Verb (2) blow boast brag crow gasconade swagger vapor vaunt Noun (3) bluster bombast brag braggadocio cockalorum fanfaronade gas gasconade grandiloquence hot air magniloquence rant rodomontade rhodomontade See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull Noun (2) Middle English bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla, from Latin, bubble, amulet Noun (3) perhaps from obsolete bull to mock First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (1) 1884, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (3) 1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing bull a bull in a china shop a red rag to a bull bull fiddle American pit bull terrier bull market bull rush bull session bull's-eye bull's-eye window bull snake bull tongue cock-and-bull story hit the bull's-eye Irish bull pit bull terrier shoot the bull Staffordshire bull terrier take the bull by the horns bull dyke bull shark bull thistle bull neck bull terrier bull pen pit bull See More a bull in a china shop a red rag to a bull bull fiddle American pit bull terrier bull market bull rush bull session bull's-eye bull's-eye window bull snake bull tongue cock-and-bull story hit the bull's-eye Irish bull pit bull terrier shoot the bull Staffordshire bull terrier take the bull by the horns bull dyke bull shark bull thistle bull neck bull terrier bull pen pit bull See More Kids Definition bull noun ˈbu̇l : an adult male ox or an adult male of certain other large animals (as the elephant and the whale) Biographical Definition Bull biographical name ˈbu̇l Ole ˈō-lə Bornemann 1810–1880 Norwegian violinist bulled 1 of 2 verb (1) past tense of bull as in pushed to force one's way the beleaguered governor bulled through the crowd of reporters without answering a single question Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pushed shoved squeezed elbowed jammed pressed muscled shouldered jostled bored crashed rammed bulldozed thrust bulled 2 of 2 verb (2) past tense of bull, slang as in bragged to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess no one bought all his bulling about how he had beaten the stock market Synonyms & Similar Words bragged boasted swaggered crowed blew blustered displayed harangued exhibited vaunted blew smoke vapored prided paraded exposed gasconaded puffed gushed brandished gloried flaunted exulted rejoiced maximized showed off magnified glorified Antonyms & Near Antonyms belittled poohed diminished minimized undervalued discounted laughed off underrated regretted deprecated lamented mourned played down pooh-poohed bemoaned shrugged off See More
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