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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bull1 /bʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mammalsthe male of the cow family:The bull charged the matador in the arena.
- Mammalsthe male of certain other animals, as the elephant:the bull elephants.
- a person who believes that stock prices will increase:The bulls went on a spree today, and the stock market soared.Compare bear.
adj. [before a noun] - Businessmarked by rising prices, esp. of stocks: a bull market.
Idioms- Idioms bull in a china shop, an awkward or clumsy person:He was like a bull in a china shop at that party, tripping over guests and getting in the way.
- Idioms take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem boldly:He decided to take the bull by the horns and confront his boss.
bull2 /bʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona formal document issued by a pope:the papal bull.
bull3 /bʊl/USA pronunciation Slang.n. [uncountable] - Slang Termsexaggerations;
lies;
nonsense:That story about his rescuing those flyers was complete bull.
v. [~ + object] - Slang Termsto try to fool or impress by lies or exaggeration:Don't bull me; just tell me what's going on.
Idioms- Idioms, Slang Terms shoot the bull, to engage in friendly, easygoing conversation:We sat around all night shooting the bull.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024John′ Bull′, - England;
the English people. - the typical Englishman.
- named after John Bull, chief character in Arbuthnot's allegory The History of John Bull (1712) 1705–15
John′ Bull′ishness.
John′ Bull′ism.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bull1 (bŏŏl),USA pronunciation n. - the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- the male of certain other animals, as the elephant and moose.
- a large, solidly built person.
- a person who believes that market prices, esp. of stocks, will increase (opposed to bear).
- (cap.) [Astron., Astrol.]the constellation or sign of Taurus.
- a bulldog.
- [Slang.]a police officer.
- bull in a china shop:
- an awkward or clumsy person.
- an inconsiderate or tactless person.
- a troublemaker;
dangerous person.
- take the bull by the horns, to attack a difficult or risky problem fearlessly.
adj. - male.
- of, pertaining to, or resembling a bull, as in strength.
- having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks:a bull market.
v.t. - [Stock Exchange.]to attempt to raise the price of.
- to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price.
- to force;
shove:to bull one's way through a crowd. - [Naut.]to ram (a buoy).
- 1150–1200; Middle English bule, Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli; see bullock
- a bulla or seal.
- [Rom. Cath. Ch.]a formal papal document having a bulla attached.
- Medieval Latin bulla seal, sealed document; see bulla
- Anglo-French
- Middle English bulle 1250–1300
- Slang Termsexaggerations;
lies;
nonsense. - Slang Terms shoot the bull, to talk aimlessly:We just sat around shooting the bull.
- Medieval Latin bulla play, game, jest, perh. special use of Latin bulla bubble; now generally taken as a euphemistic shortening of bullshit
- 1620–30
- Biographical John. See John Bull.
Bull (bo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. O•le (Bor•ne•mann) (ō′lə bor′nə män′),USA pronunciation 1810–80, Norwegian violinist and composer.
bull., - bulletin.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: John Bull n - a personification of England or the English people
- a typical Englishman
Etymology: 18th Century: name of a character intended to be representative of the English nation in The History of John Bull (1712) by John Arbuthnot |