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
1
2
: large of its kind
a bull lathe
bulled; bulling; bulls
: to advance forcefully
bulled; bulling; bulls
slang
: to fool especially by fast boastful talk
slang
: to engage in idle and boastful talk
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- bobby [British]
- constable [chiefly British]
- cop
- copper
- flatfoot [slang]
- fuzz
- gendarme
- lawman
- officer
- police officer
- policeman
- shamus [slang]
Verb (1)
Noun (2)
Verb (2)
Noun (3)
Examples of bull in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the town's drug dealers and bulls were well acquainted with one another
Verb (1)
the beleaguered governor bulled through the crowd of reporters without answering a single question
Noun (2)
the head office issued a bull banning the use of alcohol at all on-site social functions
Verb (2)
no one bought all his bulling about how he had beaten the stock market
Noun (3)
an interview filled with the usual bull about how seriously she takes the art of acting
a guy who's always trying to sell some sucker a line of bull
Recent Examples on the Web
Troy Witcher, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The week before Christmas 2019, Barbosa posted on Instagram a picture of her in New York City, grabbing the charging Wall Street bull by its enormous bronze balls.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
Robert Hackett, Fortune, 24 June 2021
Brent Thill of Jefferies is the only non-bull on MicroStrategy, rating the stock hold with a $180 price target.
—Subrat Patnaik, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
William Gavin, Quartz, 10 July 2024
Pec halved the deficit in the 56th minute, bulling his way through a pair of defenders before pushing in a left-footed shot from close range for this seventh goal of the season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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Noun
Listen 0 min Comment Save Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas leaving a trail of destruction that killed several people and caused power outages during muggy heat; a Russian bombardment of Kyiv kills dozens and hits a children’s hospital; revelers run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
—Troy Witcher, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The week before Christmas 2019, Barbosa posted on Instagram a picture of her in New York City, grabbing the charging Wall Street bull by its enormous bronze balls.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024
Adjective
By the next day’s morning, Cramer appeared to reverse that reversal in a comment on a post by Bitcoin ultra-bull Anthony Pompliano.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 24 June 2021
Brent Thill of Jefferies is the only non-bull on MicroStrategy, rating the stock hold with a $180 price target.
—Subrat Patnaik, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
Verb
Plus, Tesla bulls like Ark Investment Management and Stifel Nicolaus have demonstrated their strong support for the stock, with the latter firm initiating coverage last month with a $265 price target, citing the potential of robotaxis and the Optimus robots.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 10 July 2024
Pec halved the deficit in the 56th minute, bulling his way through a pair of defenders before pushing in a left-footed shot from close range for this seventh goal of the season.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for bull
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“Bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bull. Accessed 24 Jul. 2024.
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