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Detailed Synonyms for bull in English

bull:

bull [the ~] noun

  1. the bull
    the bull
  2. the bull
    the balderdash; the twaddle; the gibberish; the rubbish; the baloney; the jaw; the bull; the jabber; the drivel; the piffle; the empty talk; the rot; the waffle; the prattle; the burble; the hot air
  3. the bull
    – a serious and ludicrous blunder 1
    the bull
    – a serious and ludicrous blunder 1
    • bull [the ~] noun
      • he made a bad bull of the assignment1
  4. the bull
    – mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle 1
    the bull
    – mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle 1
  5. the bull
    – uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle 1
    the bull
    – uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle 1
  6. the bull
    – obscene words for unacceptable behavior 1
    the shit; the crap; the bull; the bullshit; the Irish bull; the dogshit; the horseshit
    – obscene words for unacceptable behavior 1
  7. the bull
    – a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) 1
    the bull; the papal bull
    – a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) 1
  8. the bull
    – the center of a target 1
    the bull; the bull's eye
    – the center of a target 1
  9. the bull
    – a large and strong and heavyset man 1
    the bull; the bruiser; the strapper; the Samson
    – a large and strong and heavyset man 1
    • bull [the ~] noun
      • he was a bull of a man1
    • bruiser [the ~] noun
      • a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got1
    • strapper [the ~] noun
    • Samson [the ~] noun
  10. the bull
    – an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later 1
    the bull
    – an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later 1
  11. the bull
    – uncomplimentary terms for a police officer 1
    the pig; the bull; the copper; the cop; the fuzz
    – uncomplimentary terms for a police officer 1

bull verb

  1. bull
    – advance in price 1
    bull
    – advance in price 1
    • bull verb
      • stocks were bulling1
  2. bull
    – speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths 1
    to fake; bull; to bullshit; talk through one's hat
    – speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths 1
    • fake verb (fakes, faked, faking)
      • The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it1
    • bull verb
    • bullshit verb (bullshits, bullshitted, bullshitting)
  3. bull
    – try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying 1
    bull
    – try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying 1
  4. bull
    – push or force 1
    bull; bull through
    – push or force 1

Related Words for "bull":

  • bulls

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Related Definitions for "bull":

  1. a serious and ludicrous blunder1
    • he made a bad bull of the assignment1
  2. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle1
  3. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle1
  4. obscene words for unacceptable behavior1
    • what he said was mostly bull1
  5. a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)1
  6. the center of a target1
  7. a large and strong and heavyset man1
    • he was a bull of a man1
  8. an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later1
  9. uncomplimentary terms for a police officer1
  10. advance in price1
    • stocks were bulling1
  11. speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths1
  12. try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying1
  13. push or force1
    • He bulled through his demands1

Related Synonyms for bull