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bull

bull
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo l]
    • /bʊl/
    • /bʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l]
    • /bʊl/

Definitions of bull word

  • countable noun bull A bull is a male animal of the cow family. 3
  • countable noun bull Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls. 3
  • countable noun bull On the stock market, bulls are people who buy shares in expectation of a price rise, in order to make a profit by selling the shares again after a short time. Compare bear2. 3
  • countable noun bull In the Roman Catholic church, a papal bull is an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the Pope. 3
  • uncountable noun bull If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue. 3
  • noun bull any male bovine animal, esp one that is sexually mature 3

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Origin of bull

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English bule, Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli; see bullock

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bull

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bull popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bull usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bull

noun bull

  • hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.
  • crap — If you describe something as crap, you think that it is wrong or of very poor quality.
  • claptrap — If you describe something that someone says as claptrap, you mean that it is stupid or foolish although it may sound important.
  • bilge — The bilge or the bilges are the flat bottom part of a ship or boat.
  • rubbish — worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.

Antonyms for bull

noun bull

  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
  • fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique

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