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[ boo l -dawg, -dog ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbʊlˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
Informal . a stubbornly persistent person.
a short-barreled revolver of large caliber.
Metallurgy . slag from a puddling furnace.
an assistant to the proctor at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective like or characteristic of a bulldog or of a bulldog's jaws: bulldog obstinacy.
verb (used with object), bull·dogged, bull·dog·ging. to attack in the manner of a bulldog.
Western U.S. to throw (a calf, steer, etc.) to the ground by seizing the horns and twisting the head.
Origin of bulldog First recorded in 1490–1500; bull1 + dog
OTHER WORDS FROM bulldog bull·dog·ged·ness, noun bulldogger, noun Words nearby bulldog bull block, bullboat, bullbrier, bullbucker, bull chain, bulldog , bulldog ant, bulldog clip, bulldog edition, bulldog forceps, bulldoze
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Example sentences from the Web for bulldog But he thought he might bulldog the case for a while and find a wedge for a lawsuit.
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“Every time I turn on the TV, I see a bulldog in a commercial,” she said.
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Spike the bulldog first appeared in Tom and Jerry cartoons in 1942.
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Like a bulldog picking up the scent of fresh meat and not quite sure where to find it, Biden tore up everything in sight.
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Pizarro is a bulldog for bravery, and he has a head on his shoulders.
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"I'd rather have a bulldog than a setter, any day," said Harry.
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Outside the door of Luke's cell we found Bob, the bulldog , who wagged his tail sadly when he saw us.
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A prize-winning mastiff or bulldog may be almost useless for the only purposes for which his kind is ever useful at all.
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He unclasped his hands, leaned forward and patted the bulldog lying across the rug at his feet.
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British Dictionary definitions for bulldog noun a sturdy thickset breed of dog with an undershot jaw, short nose, broad head, and a muscular body
(at Oxford University) an official who accompanies the proctors on ceremonial occasions
commerce a fixed-interest bond issued in Britain by a foreign borrower
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