bull

noun

1. the adult male of any bovine animal, as the ox, buffalo, etc.
2. the adult male of certain other large animals, as the elephant, elk, moose, walrus, whale, etc.
3. 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
4. a person regarded as like a bull in size, strength, etc.
5. a bulldog
6. ☆ Slang a policeman or detective
7. ☆ Slang bullshit

Etymology: ME bole < OE bula, a steer; akin to ON boli, Ger bulle < IE base *bhel-: see ball

transitive verb

1. ☆ to make (one's way) with driving force
2. ☆ Slang to bluff, as with insincere talk

intransitive verb

adjective

1. male
2. like a bull in size, strength, etc.
3. rising in price a bull market

noun

1. bulla (sense )
2. an official document, edict, or decree, esp. one from the pope

Etymology: ME & OFr bulle < LL bulla, a seal < L, anything round, knob, bubble: for IE base see big

noun

Etymology: < ? ME bul, trickery, lie