bull

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.2.4 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Synonyms 1.4.1.2 Translations 1.4.2 Verb 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Synonyms 4 Icelandic 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bʊl/, SAMPA: /bUl/
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• Rhymes: -ʊl

[edit] Etymology 1

Middle English bul, from Late Old English bula (only used in place names), from Old Norse boli. Cognate with German Bulle, Dutch bul.

[edit] Noun

bull (plural bulls)

1. The adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
2. In particular, the uncastrated adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
3. A large, strong man.
4. (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
5. (slang) A policeman.
6. (slang, Philadelphia) A male person.

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• (slang: policeman): cop, copper, pig (derogatory), rozzer (British)
• (slang: male person): guy, dude, bro
• See also Wikisaurus:police officer

[edit] Antonyms

• (finance: investor who buys in anticipation of a rise in prices): bear

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[edit] Adjective

bull (not comparable)

1. Large and strong, like a bull.
2. Of large mammals, male.

   a bull elephant

3. (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)

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• (large and strong): beefy, hunky, robust
• (male): male

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• (large and strong): feeble, puny, weak
• (male): female
• (of a market): bear

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[edit] Verb

to bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

1. (intransitive) To force oneself (in a particular direction).

   He bulled his way in.

2. (intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.
3. (British military) To polish boots to a high shine.

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• bulldog
• bulldozer
• bulldust
• bullfrog
• bull in a china shop
• bullseye
• bullshit
• shoot the bull
• take the bull by the horns

[edit] Etymology 2

From Middle English bulle < Old French bulle < Low Latin bulla

[edit] Noun

bull (plural bulls)

1. (also papal bull) An official document or edict from the Pope.
2. A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

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to bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

1. (dated, 17th century) to publish in a Papal bull

[edit] Etymology 3

From Middle English bull (“‘falsehood’”), of unknown origin. Possibly related to Old French boul, boule, fraud, deceit, trickery . Popularly associated with bullshit.

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bull (uncountable)

1. A lie.
2. (euphemism, informal) Nonsense.

[edit] Synonyms

• (nonsense): see WikiSaurus:nonsense

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to bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

1. to mock, cheat

[edit] Etymology 4

From Old French boule (“‘ball’”) < Latin bulla (“‘round swelling’”) < Proto-Indo-European *bhel (“‘to blow, to swell’”).

[edit] Noun

bull (plural bulls)

1. (16th century, obsolete) a bubble

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[edit] Noun

bull m. (plural bulls)

1. the agitation of a liquid which is boiling
2. effervescence
3. a type of pork sausage

[edit] Related terms

• bullir v

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /byl/

[edit] Etymology

From bulldozer.

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bull m. (plural bulls)

1. (construction) bulldozer

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• bulldozer
• bouldozeur

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

bull n.

1. nonsense, gibberish

[edit] Synonyms

• rugl
• þvæla