See Also: bull 1, noun(dictionary)
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bull(1)(dictionary)
bull(10)(dictionary)
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BULL DOG(finance)
BULL(finance)
Bull CD(finance)
bull(3)(dictionary)
bull(2)(dictionary)

bull 1, noun (oh)



hoof, horn
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1 ?male cow?
2 ?male animal?
3 take the bull by the horns
4 ?nonsense?
5 like a bull in a china shop
6 like a bull at a gate
7 ?religion?
8 ?centre?
9 ?business?
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[Sense: 1-3, 5-6, 8-9; Origin: Old English bula]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: bullshit]
[Sense: 7; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: bulla]
?MALE COW?
[C] an adult male animal of the cattle family
::a herd of cows with one bull
?MALE ANIMAL?
[C] the male of some other large animals such as the elephant or whale
take the bull by the horns
to bravely or confidently deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant problem
::Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.
?NONSENSE?
[U] informal nonsense or something that is completely untrue
-synonym rubbish rubbish
::What a load of bull!
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
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
?RELIGION?
[C] an official statement from the Pope
?CENTRE?
[C] also bullseye
the centre of a target that you are shooting at
?BUSINESS?
[C] technical someone who buys shares because they expect prices to rise
-see also bear bear
-see also bull market
-see also cock and bull story at cock 1 (4), like a red rag to a bull at red 1 (5), shoot the bull at shoot 1 (13)