bull
- Noun. The adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals..
- Noun. In particular, the uncastrated adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
- Noun. A large, strong man.
- Noun. (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
- Noun. (slang) A policeman..
- Noun. (slang, Philadelphia) A male person.
- Adjective. Large and strong, like a bull.
- Adjective. Of large mammals, male.
- Adjective. (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear).
- Verb. (intransitive) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- Verb. (intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.
- Verb. (''British military'') To polish boots to a high shine..
- Noun. A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
- Noun. A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
- Verb. (dated, 17th century) to publish in a Papal bull.
- Noun. A lie.
- Noun. (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
- Verb. to mock, cheat.
- Noun. (context, 16th century) a bubble.
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