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bull


Definition: Meaning of, bull in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʊl /

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bull bulls
  1. male cow [countable] an adult male animal of the cattle family
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  2. male animal [countable] the male of some other large animals such as the ELEPHANT or WHALE
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  3. take the bull by the horns to bravely or confidently deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant problem
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  4. nonsense [uncountable] informal nonsense or something that is completely untrue [=  rubbish]
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  5. like a bull in a china shop if you are like a bull in a china shop, you keep knocking things over, dropping things, breaking things etc
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  6. like a bull at a gate if you move somewhere like a bull at a gate, you move there very fast, ignoring everything in your way
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  7. religion [countable] an official statement from the Pope
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  8. centre [countable] also bullseye the centre of a TARGET that you are shooting at
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  9. business [countable] technical someone who buys SHARE s because they expect prices to rise [↪  bear]
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  1. used to say that you do not believe or agree with what someone has said
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Bull


Definition: Meaning of, Bull in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʊl /

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  1. astrology a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
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  2. the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
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    Taurus, Taurus the Bull
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Bull used in phrases

  • American pit bull terrier (noun)
    1. american breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat
  • Battle of Bull Run (noun)
    1. 1861 and 1862 either of two battles during the American Civil War ; Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
  • Boston bull (noun)
    1. small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
  • Bull Moose Party (noun)
    1. a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose
  • Bull Run
    1. the place in northeast Virginia in the US where there were two important battles in the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR which the Union forces lost to Confederate forces
  • Bull, John
  • Irish bull (noun)
    1. obscene word for unacceptable behaviour
  • John Bull (noun)
    1. [uncountable] England or the English people
    2. [countable] a typical Englishman, especially one who does not like foreigners
  • Sitting Bull
    1. (1834-90) a NATIVE AMERICAN chief of the Sioux tribe who helped CRAZY HORSE to win a victory over General CUSTER 's army of US soldiers in the battle at the LITTLE BIGHORN in 1876. He later performed in BUFFALO BILL 's Wild West Show.
  • Staffordshire bull terrier (noun)
    1. english breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat
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