bull
bull /b'ʊl/ (bulls)
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A bull is a male animal of the cow family.
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Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls.
...a massive bull elephant with huge tusks.
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On the stock market, bulls are people who buy shares in expectation of a price rise, in order to make a profit by selling the shares again after a short time. Compare bear. (BUSINESS)
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If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue. (INFORMAL)
I think it's a load of bull...
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see also cock-and-bull story, pit bull terrier
6 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you take the bull by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.
Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
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like a red rag to a bull: see ragbull bar (bull bars)
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On some motor vehicles, bull bars are metal bars fixed to the front that are designed to protect it if it crashes.bull mar|ket (bull markets)
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A bull market is a situation on the stock market when people are buying a lot of shares because they expect that the shares will increase in value and that they will be able to make a profit by selling them again after a short time. Compare bear market. (BUSINESS)bull ter|ri|er (bull terriers)
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A bull terrier is a breed of strong dog with a short, whitish coat and a thick neck.
see also pit bull terrierpit bull ter|ri|er (pit bull terriers)
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A pit bull terrier or a pit bull is a very fierce kind of dog. Some people train pit bull terriers to fight other dogs.
1 [N-COUNT]
A bull is a male animal of the cow family.
2 [N-COUNT]
Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls.
...a massive bull elephant with huge tusks.
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On the stock market, bulls are people who buy shares in expectation of a price rise, in order to make a profit by selling the shares again after a short time. Compare bear. (BUSINESS)
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If you say that something is bull or a load of bull, you mean that it is complete nonsense or absolutely untrue. (INFORMAL)
I think it's a load of bull...
5
see also cock-and-bull story, pit bull terrier
6 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you take the bull by the horns, you do something that you feel you ought to do even though it is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant.
Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
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like a red rag to a bull: see ragbull bar (bull bars)
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On some motor vehicles, bull bars are metal bars fixed to the front that are designed to protect it if it crashes.bull mar|ket (bull markets)
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A bull market is a situation on the stock market when people are buying a lot of shares because they expect that the shares will increase in value and that they will be able to make a profit by selling them again after a short time. Compare bear market. (BUSINESS)bull ter|ri|er (bull terriers)
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A bull terrier is a breed of strong dog with a short, whitish coat and a thick neck.
see also pit bull terrierpit bull ter|ri|er (pit bull terriers)
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A pit bull terrier or a pit bull is a very fierce kind of dog. Some people train pit bull terriers to fight other dogs.