bull

noun

  1. 1

    the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

    he made a bad bull of the assignment

  2. 2

    a serious and ludicrous blunder

    he made a bad bull of the assignment

  3. 3

    mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

  4. 4

    (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

  5. 5

    uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

  6. 6

    obscene words for unacceptable behavior

    I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk

    what he said was mostly bull

  7. 7

    a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

  8. 8

    the center of a target

  9. 9

    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

  10. 10

    an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

  11. 11

    uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

verb

  1. 1

    advance in price

    stocks were bulling

  2. 2

    speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

    The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it

  3. 3

    try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

Synonyms

Also useful for “bull”:Unscrambler