bull

Meaning of bull

noun
  1. an uncastrated male bovine animal.
    bull calves
  2. a bullseye.
    aim for the bull!
  3. a person who buys shares hoping to sell them at a higher price later.
verb
  1. push or move powerfully or violently.
    he bulled the motor cycle clear of the tunnel
  2. (of a cow) behave in a manner characteristic of being on heat.

late Old English bula (recorded in place names), from Old Norse boli . Compare with bullock.

noun
  1. a papal edict.
    the Pope issued a bull of excommunication

Middle English: from Old French bulle, from Latin bulla ‘bubble, rounded object’ (in medieval Latin ‘seal or sealed document’).

noun
  1. stupid or untrue talk or writing; nonsense.
    much of what he says is sheer bull

early 17th century: of unknown origin.

Information about bull

Hyphenation of bull

bull

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • bull is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

bull synonyms

Meaning bruiser:

bruiser, strapper, Samson

Meaning bullshit:

bullshit, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshit, fake

Meaning cop:

cop, copper, fuzz, pig

Meaning Taurus:

Taurus, Bull

Translation of bull

Words that rhyme with bull

Bull, stingbull, Garibull, semibull, Trumbull, embull, Turnbull, chrysobull, Greybull

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