ALL meanings of bull
bull
B b - 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
- noun bull the uncastrated adult male of any breed of domestic cattle 3
- noun bull the male of various other animals including the elephant and whale 3
- noun bull a very large, strong, or aggressive person 3
- noun bull a speculator who buys in anticipation of rising prices in order to make a profit on resale 3
- noun bull (as modifier) 3
- adjective bull male; masculine 3
- adjective bull large; strong 3
- verb bull to raise or attempt to raise the price or prices of (a stock market or a security) by speculative buying 3
- verb bull (of a cow) to be on heat 3
- verb bull to talk lightly or foolishly 3
- noun bull a ludicrously self-contradictory or inconsistent statement 3
- noun bull a formal document issued by the pope, written in antiquated characters and often sealed with a leaden bulla 3
- noun bull John. 1563–1628, English composer and organist 3
- noun bull the adult male of any bovine animal, as the ox, buffalo, etc. 3
- noun bull the adult male of certain other large animals, as the elephant, elk, moose, walrus, whale, etc. 3
- noun bull a person who buys stocks or securities in the expectation that their prices will rise, or who seeks to bring about such a rise, in order to sell them at a profit 3
- noun bull a person regarded as like a bull in size, strength, etc. 3
- noun bull a bulldog 3
- noun bull a policeman or detective 3
- verb transitive bull to make (one's way) with driving force 3
- verb transitive bull to bluff, as with insincere talk 3
- intransitive verb bull to talk foolishly, insincerely, etc. 3
- adjective bull male 3
- adjective bull like a bull in size, strength, etc. 3
- adjective bull rising in price 3
- noun bull bulla (sense 1) 3
- noun bull an official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope 3
- noun bull a ludicrously illogical or incongruous mistake in statement (Ex.: I'm glad I hate onions because if I liked onions, I'd eat them, and I can't stand onions) 3
- abbreviation BULL bulletin 3
- noun bull A bull is a person who buys shares of stock when they expect the price to rise in order to make a profit by selling the shares again after a short time. 3
- abbreviation Technical meaning of BULL Bull Information Systems 3
- noun bull England; the English people. 1
- noun bull the typical Englishman. 1
- adjective bull male. 1
- adjective bull of, relating to, or resembling a bull, as in strength. 1
- adjective bull having to do with or marked by a continuous trend of rising prices, as of stocks: a bull market. 1
- verb with object bull Stock Exchange. to attempt to raise the price of. 1
- verb with object bull to speculate in, in expectation of a rise in price. 1
- verb with object bull to force; shove: to bull one's way through a crowd. 1
- verb with object bull Nautical. to ram (a buoy). 1
- idioms bull shoot the bull, to talk aimlessly: We just sat around shooting the bull. 1
- noun bull male bovine 1
- noun bull male elephant 1
- noun bull elephant: male 1