bull

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

a large and strong and heavyset man

• “he was a bull of a man”
• “a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got”

obscene words for unacceptable behavior

• “I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk”
• “what he said was mostly bull”

a serious and ludicrous blunder

• “he made a bad bull of the assignment”

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

the center of a target

a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow''; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

push or force

• “He bulled through his demands”

try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

talk through one''s hat

• “The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it”

advance in price

• “stocks were bulling”