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bull
a serious and ludicrous blunder
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noun
a serious and ludicrous blunder
“he made a bad bull of the assignment”
noun
mature male of various mammals of which the female is called ‘cow’; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
noun
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
noun
Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
“I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk”
noun
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
noun
the center of a target
noun
a large and strong and heavyset man
“he was a bull of a man”
noun
an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
noun
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
verb
advance in price
“stocks were bulling”
verb
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
“The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it”
verb
try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
verb
push or force
“He bulled through his demands”
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he made a bad bull of the assignment
I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk
what he said was mostly bull
he was a bull of a man
a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got
stocks were bulling
The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it
He bulled through his demands
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