bull

bulls bulled bulling
Noun
1. uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
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2. a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
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3. obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
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4. a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment"
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5. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
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6. an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
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7. the center of a target
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8. a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
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9. mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
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Verb
1. push or force; "He bulled through his demands"
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2. try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
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3. talk through one's hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
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4. advance in price; "stocks were bulling"
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