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
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
We were interrupted halfway through by a young bull moose wandering through to eat the ripe currants off bushes that were scattered around the area.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
The speakeasy is open only Friday and Saturday. 🤘Bates Nut Farm has a mechanical bull, pony rides and rock climbing, plus live music and rotating food vendors on weekends.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Higher readings haven’t been sustained over the past half-century except in the 1999-2000 Internet craze climax and during the furious pandemic bull run.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Then there are Derrick (Echo Kellum) and Denver (Jon Gries), whose unlikely love story hits a speed bump that leads to a precarious legal situation involving spaghetti sauce and a bull costume.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
We were interrupted halfway through by a young bull moose wandering through to eat the ripe currants off bushes that were scattered around the area.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
The speakeasy is open only Friday and Saturday. 🤘Bates Nut Farm has a mechanical bull, pony rides and rock climbing, plus live music and rotating food vendors on weekends.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Higher readings haven’t been sustained over the past half-century except in the 1999-2000 Internet craze climax and during the furious pandemic bull run.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2024.
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