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Definition bull

Etymology 1

From Middle English bole, bul, bule, from a conflation of Old English bula (“bull, steer”) and Old Norse boli, both from Proto-Germanic *bulô (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?l?no-, from *b?el- (“to blow, swell up”). Cognate with West Frisian bolle, Dutch bul, German Low German Bull, German Bulle, Swedish bulla; also Old Irish ball (“limb”), Latin follis (“bellows, leather bag”), Thracian ???????? (“wild bull”), Albanian buall (“buffalo”) or related bolle (“testicles”), Ancient Greek ?????? (phallós, “penis”)).

Noun

bull (countable and uncountable, plural bulls)

1. An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
   1. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
2. A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
3. An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
4. A large, strong man.
5. (finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
6. (slang) A policeman.
   1. (US) Specifically, a policeman employed in a railroad yard.
7. (Britain, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
8. (Britain) Clipping of bullseye.
   1. (military, firearms) The central portion of a target, inside the inner and magpie.
9. (Philadelphia, slang) A man.
10. (uncountable, vulgar, slang) Clipping of bullshit..
11. A man who has sex with another man's wife or girlfriend with the consent of both.
12. (obsolete) A drink made by pouring water into a cask that previously held liquor.

Adjective

bull (not comparable)

1. Large and strong, like a bull.
2. (of large mammals) adult male
3. (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
4. stupid

Etymology 2

Shortened from bullshit

Verb

bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

1. (intransitive) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
2. (intransitive) To lie, to tell untruths.
3. (intransitive) To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
4. (Britain, military) To polish boots to a high shine.
5. (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
6. (finance, transitive) To endeavour to raise prices in.

Etymology 3

Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Latin bulla, from Gaulish. Doublet of bull (“bubble”).

Noun

bull (plural bulls)

1. A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
2. A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

Verb

bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

1. (dated, 17th century) to publish in a Papal bull

Etymology 4

Middle English bull (“falsehood”), of unknown origin. Possibly related to Old French boul, boule, bole (“fraud, deceit, trickery”). Popularly associated with bullshit.

Noun

bull (uncountable)

1. A lie.
2. (euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.

Verb

bull (third-person singular simple present bulls, present participle bulling, simple past and past participle bulled)

1. to mock, cheat

Etymology 5

Old French boule (“ball”), from Latin bulla (“round swelling”), of Gaulish origin. Doublet of bull (“papal bull”).

Noun

bull (plural bulls)

1. (16th century, obsolete) a bubble

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