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B0540600 (bo͝ol)n. See Taurus.

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B0540600 (bo͝ol)n.1. a. An adult male bovine mammal.b. The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.c. The adult male of certain other large animals, such as alligators, elephants, moose, or whales.2. An exceptionally large, strong, and aggressive person.3. a. An optimist, especially regarding business conditions.b. A person who buys commodities or securities in anticipation of a rise in prices or who tries by speculative purchases to effect such a rise.4. Slang A police officer or detective.5. Slang a. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.b. Insolent talk or behavior.v. bulled, bull·ing, bulls v.tr. To push; force.v.intr. To push ahead or through forcefully: "He bulls through the press horde that encircles the car" (Scott Turow).adj.1. Male.2. Large and strong like a bull.3. Characterized by rising prices: a bull market.Idiom: grab/take the bull by the horns To deal with a problem directly and resolutely.

[Middle English bole, bule, from Old English bula probably from Old Norse boli; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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B0540600 (bo͝ol)n.1. An official document issued by the pope and sealed with a bulla.2. The bulla used to seal such a document.

[Middle English bulle, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bulla; see bulla.]

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B0540600 (bo͝ol)n. A gross blunder in logical speech or expression.

[Origin unknown.]

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(bʊl) n1. (Zoology) any male bovine animal, esp one that is sexually mature. 2. (Zoology) the uncastrated adult male of any breed of domestic cattle3. (Zoology) the male of various other animals including the elephant and whale4. a very large, strong, or aggressive person5. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange a. a speculator who buys in anticipation of rising prices in order to make a profit on resaleb. (as modifier): a bull market. Compare bear¹⁵6. (Archery) chiefly Brit short for bull's-eye¹, bull's-eye²7. slang short for bullshit8. (Breeds) short for bulldog, bull terrier9. a bull in a china shop a clumsy person10. shoot the bull slang a. to pass time talking lightlyb. to boast or exaggerate11. take the bull by the horns to face and tackle a difficulty without shirkingadj12. (Zoology) male; masculine: a bull elephant. 13. large; strongvb14. (Stock Exchange) (tr) to raise or attempt to raise the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative buying15. (Agriculture) (intr) (of a cow) to be on heat16. (intr) slang US to talk lightly or foolishly[Old English bula, from Old Norse boli; related to Middle Low German bulle, Middle Dutch bolle]

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(bʊl) na ludicrously self-contradictory or inconsistent statement. Also called: Irish bull [C17: of uncertain origin]

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(bʊl) n (Roman Catholic Church) a formal document issued by the pope, written in antiquated characters and often sealed with a leaden bulla[C13: from Medieval Latin bulla seal attached to a bull, from Latin: round object]

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(bʊl) n (Astrology) the Bull the constellation Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac

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(bʊl) n1. (Biography) John. 1563–1628, English composer and organist2. See John Bull

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n. 1. the male of a bovine mammal, esp. of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction. 2. the male of certain other animals, as the elephant and moose. 3. a large, solidly built person. 4. a person who believes that stock prices will increase (opposed to bear). 5. (cap.) Taurus. 6. a bulldog. 7. Slang. a police officer. adj. 8. male. 9. pertaining to or resembling a bull, as in size or strength. 10. marked by rising prices, esp. of stocks: a bull market. v.t. 11. to accomplish by forcing or shoving: to bull one's way through a crowd. Idioms: take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem fearlessly. [1150–1200; Middle English bule, Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli; see bullock] bull′-like`, adj.

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n. a formal papal document having a bulla attached. [1250–1300; Middle English bulle < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin bulla seal; see bulla]

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n. 1. exaggerations; lies; nonsense. v.i. 2. to engage in foolish or exaggerated talk. v.t. 3. to try to fool or impress by lies or exaggeration. [1600–10; taken as euphemism for bullshit]

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Past participle: bulled
Gerund: bulling

Imperative
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Present
I bull
you bull
he/she/it bulls
we bull
you bull
they bull

Preterite
I bulled
you bulled
he/she/it bulled
we bulled
you bulled
they bulled

Present Continuous
I am bulling
you are bulling
he/she/it is bulling
we are bulling
you are bulling
they are bulling

Present Perfect
I have bulled
you have bulled
he/she/it has bulled
we have bulled
you have bulled
they have bulled

Past Continuous
I was bulling
you were bulling
he/she/it was bulling
we were bulling
you were bulling
they were bulling

Past Perfect
I had bulled
you had bulled
he/she/it had bulled
we had bulled
you had bulled
they had bulled

Future
I will bull
you will bull
he/she/it will bull
we will bull
you will bull
they will bull

Future Perfect
I will have bulled
you will have bulled
he/she/it will have bulled
we will have bulled
you will have bulled
they will have bulled

Future Continuous
I will be bulling
you will be bulling
he/she/it will be bulling
we will be bulling
you will be bulling
they will be bulling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bulling
you have been bulling
he/she/it has been bulling
we have been bulling
you have been bulling
they have been bulling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bulling
you will have been bulling
he/she/it will have been bulling
we will have been bulling
you will have been bulling
they will have been bulling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bulling
you had been bulling
he/she/it had been bulling
we had been bulling
you had been bulling
they had been bulling

Conditional
I would bull
you would bull
he/she/it would bull
we would bull
you would bull
they would bull

Past Conditional
I would have bulled
you would have bulled
he/she/it would have bulled
we would have bulled
you would have bulled
they would have bulled

bull

A speculator on the Stock Exchange who buys expecting prices to rise. Compare bear.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bull - uncastrated adult male of domestic cattlehorn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulatesBos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"bullock - young bull
	2.	bull - 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"bruiser, strapper, Samsonadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	3.	bull - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, bullshit, crap, shitbunkum, guff, hogwash, buncombe, rot, bunk - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
	4.	bull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake
	5.	bull - uncomplimentary terms for a policemancop, fuzz, copper, pigcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechpolice officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
	6.	bull - an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale laterinvestor - someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returnsbear - an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
	7.	Bull - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in TaurusTaurusindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
	8.	Bull - the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20Taurus the Bull, Taurus
	9.	bull - the center of a targetbull's eyetarget, mark - a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
	10.	bull - a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)papal bulldecree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
	11.	bull - mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattleeutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
Verb	1.	bull - push or force; "He bulled through his demands"bull throughpush, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
	2.	bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buyinginvesting, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profitbull - advance in price; "stocks were bulling"job, speculate - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"
	3.	bull - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"bullshit, talk through one's hat, fakedissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
	4.	bull - advance in price; "stocks were bulling"go up, rise, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

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noun1. Slang. A member of a law-enforcement agency:bluecoat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, policeman, police officer, policewoman.Informal: cop, law.Slang: copper, flatfoot, fuzz, gendarme, heat, man (often uppercase).Chiefly British: bobby, constable, peeler.2. Slang. Something that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Informal: tommyrot.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bilge, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

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nounA stupid, clumsy mistake:blunder, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.Informal: blooper, boner.Slang: bloomer, goof.

Translations

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(bul) noun1. the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc. 公牛2. a bull's-eye. 靶的中心ˈbullock (-lək) noun1. a young bull. 小公牛2. a castrated bull, an ox, often used to pull bullock carts. 阉牛ˈbullfight noun in Spain etc a fight between a bull and men on horseback and on foot. 斗牛ˈbullfighter noun斗牛士ˈbullring noun the enclosed area where a bullfight takes place. 斗牛场ˈbull's-eye noun the centre of a target, especially in archery, darts etc. 靶心

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[Lat. bulla=leaden seal], papal letter. As the diplomatic organization of the papal chancery progressed in the Middle Ages, the papal bull came to be more solemn than the papal brief or encyclicalencyclical,
originally, a pastoral letter sent out by a bishop, now a solemn papal letter, meant to inform the whole church on some particular matter of importance. Benedict XIV circulated the first known encyclical in 1740.
..... Click the link for more information. . The letter, traditionally sealed with lead, but in special circumstances with silver or gold, begins with the name of the pope and his title as servus servorum Dei [servant of the servants of God]. Today only the consistorial bull, the most solemn of all papal pronouncements, carries the leaden seal; all other bulls and lesser documents have a red ink seal. The titles of bulls are the first few words of its Latin text. Famous bulls include Clericis laicos (1296) and Unam sanctam (1302) issued by Boniface VIII in his struggle with Philip IV of France; the Bull of Demarcation (1493) by Alexander VI; Exsurge Domine (1520) by Leo X against Martin Luther; Unigenitus (1713) by Clement XI, against Jansenism; Dominus ac Redemptor (1773) by Clement XIV, suppressing the Jesuits; Quanta cura (1864) by Pius IX, introducing the Syllabus errorum; Pastor aeternus (1871) by Pius IX, on papal infallibility; and Munificentissimus Deus (1950) by Pius XII, defining the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Pope John XXIII issued a consistorial bull, Humanae Salutis, in 1961 to convoke the 21st ecumenical council. The papal bull is used to proclaim the canonization of a saint. A bullarium is a collection of papal bulls; the most famous published bullaria are the Roman Bullarium (1733–62) and the Turin Bullarium (1857–85).

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name for the ruminant mammals of the genus Bos, and particularly those of the domesticated species, Bos taurus and B. indica. The term oxen, broadly used, refers also to closely related animals, such as the buffalo and the bison.
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Bull

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

The Bull is a popular name for the sign Taurus.

Bull

the male of cattle; the sire. Bulls are taller than cows and have more massive torsos. The forepart of the torso is better developed than the rear, and the head is more coarse, the neck thicker, the chest wider and deeper, and the shoulders more rounded than are the corresponding parts of cows.

The liveweight of bulls of dairy breeds is 750-850 kg and of meat breeds, 700-800 kg. Sexual maturity is reached at six to eight months of age. Bulls of fast-maturing breeds are allowed to mate (depending on the conditions of growth) at 14 to 16 months, and those of slow-maturing breeds, at 16 to 18 months. The best bulls are selected for breeding. The factors taken into account are breed, lineage, conformation, constitution, state of health, expression of sex, sexual activity, and quality of the offspring. Bulls can be used for breeding for six to eight years, though some preserve their potency for 12 to 14 years. In free mating one bull can service 50 to 70 cows; in directed mating, 150 to 200 cows; and with artificial insemination, the sperm of one bull can inseminate 1, 000 to 3, 000 cows. With the sperm of the best bulls, at least 5, 000 cows can be serviced. Bulls which give poor-quality sperm are not allowed to mate. The role of the sire in completing a herd is great; therefore, sire bulls are given the best feeding and living conditions. A bull’s ration must completely fulfill his requirements for protein, minerals, and vitamins. Bulls are given daily per 100 kg: 1-1.5 kg of hay, 1-1.5 kg of root crops, and 0.8 to 1 kg of silage. In addition, 2-5 kg of a mixture of concentrates per head are given daily. During heightened work periods, food of animal origin and vitamins are added. In summer bulls are kept in pastures (in camps), and in the winter they are kept in cow barns in special stalls. They must be allowed out (two to three hours a day) or used for light work. Those animals unfit for breed work are castrated, fattened for meat, or used as draft animals.

REFERENCES

Vsiakikh, A. S. Vyrashchivanie i ispol’zovanie plemennykh bykov. Moscow, 1948.
Fandeev, B. V. Krupnyi rogatyi skot, 3rd ed. Moscow, 1963.
Gerchikov, N. P. Skotovodstvo, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1964.
Rekomendatsii po kormleniiu i soderzhaniiu plemennykh proizvoditelei. Moscow, 1966.

B. V. FANDEEV

What does it mean when you dream about a bull?

The bull is a rich dream symbol. Perhaps the dreamer is being too bullheaded about some issue and needs to seek compromise. The bull can also symbolize a large, powerful, and somewhat clumsy person (“a bull in a china shop”), as well as a person optimistic (bullish) about the future course of events, as in business.

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[bəl] (astronomy) Taurus

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heraldic symbol of courage. [Heraldry: Halberts, 21]See: Bravery

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symbolizes cruelty in Picasso’s Guernica. [Span. Art.: Mercatante, 99]See: Cruelty

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heraldic symbol of magnanimity. [Heraldry: Halberts, 21]See: Generosity

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Apisbull of Memphis, created in Osiris’ image. [Egypt. Myth.: Benét, 41]Buchisblack bull worshiped as chief city god. [Egypt. Rel.: Parrinder, 52]Cretan bullsacred to Poseidon; sent to Minos. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 68]Ferdinanddaydreaming bull who refuses to fight in ring. [Children’s Lit.: The Story of Ferdinand]Minotaurfabulous monster of Crete, half-bull, half-man. [Gk. Myth.: EB, VI: 922]Taurusconstellation of the zodiac symbolized by the bull. [Astrology: EB, IX: 844]

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¹1. any male bovine animal, esp one that is sexually mature 2. the uncastrated adult male of any breed of domestic cattle 3. the male of various other animals including the elephant and whale 4. Chiefly Brit short for bull's-eye5. short for bulldog bull terrier6. male; masculine

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² a formal document issued by the pope, written in antiquated characters and often sealed with a leaden bulla

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John. 1563--1628, English composer and organist

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Bull Information Systems

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(Bull Worldwide Information Systems, Billerica, MA, Group Bull, Paris, France, www.bull.com) A computer and information services company with offices in more than 100 countries. A leading advocate of open source software, Bull offers Intel-based servers running the GCOS operating system and PowerPC-based servers running AIX. One of its business units provides a complete line of networked storage products, while its Trustway appliance products are known for their open source security options for VPNs.

Bull was founded in France in 1933 and named after Norwegian engineer Fredrik Rosing Bull. Bull had created a revolutionary adding-sorting punch card machine in 1921, and his patents were purchased by the company. In the 1960s, Bull partnered with GE in computer development in France. When Honeywell took over GE's computer business in 1970, its French division became Honeywell Bull. In 1987, Honeywell turned all its computer business over to Bull. For a while, both Honeywell and NEC had ownership in the company, which was named Bull HN. Today, all operations, with particular focus in the manufacturing, banking, finance, and telecom sectors, are under the Bull name. See Honeywell.

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(dreams)Depending on the details of the dream, this dream symbol could have several different meanings. The bull in your dream could represent powerful sexual energy, stubbornness, strength, and, at times, clumsiness. It could also symbolize optimism about the future and an ability to focus on a specific goal. Bulls can represent tenacity and a very strong will. Finally, since the bull is associated with the color red, some believe that it symbolizes the first chakra, which is the energy center located at the base of the spine and represents this material world.

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noun a member of a law-enforcement agency

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noun something that does not have or make sense

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noun a stupid, clumsy mistake

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noun uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

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noun a large and strong and heavyset man

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noun obscene words for unacceptable behavior

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noun a serious and ludicrous blunder

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noun uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

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noun an investor with an optimistic market outlook

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

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noun the second sign of the zodiac

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noun the center of a target

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

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